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lunation /luːˈneɪʃ(ə)n  /noun Astronomy Another term for lunar month.However, the months no longer corresponded to lunations, as days were added to give a total year length of 365 days....- It is an alien model which exhibits a useful correlation between lunations, phases of horticultural activity and Gregorian calendar months - but it is based on a comparison that does not arise in people's minds.
- Wondering if the same conditions of light and shadow would repeat during the next lunation, I tried, but failed, to see it.
Origin Late Middle English: from medieval Latin lunatio(n-), from Latin luna 'moon'. Rhymesablation, aeration, agnation, Alsatian, Amerasian, Asian, aviation, cetacean, citation, conation, creation, Croatian, counterdemonstration, counterproliferation, crustacean, curation, Dalmatian, delation, dilation, donation, duration, elation, fixation, Galatian, geolocation, glocalization, gyration, Haitian, halation, Horatian, ideation, illation, lavation, legation, libation, location, mutation, natation, nation, negation, notation, nutation, oblation, oration, ovation, potation, relation, rogation, rotation, Sarmatian, sedation, Serbo-Croatian, station, staycation, taxation, Thracian, vacation, vexation, vocation, zonation |