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Lu·na

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–noun

1.	the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.

2.	(in alchemy) silver.

3.	(lowercase) Also, lunette. Ecclesiastical. the crescent-shaped receptacle within the monstrance, for holding the consecrated Host in an upright position.

[Origin: < L lūna the moon

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n. Roman Mythology
The goddess of the moon.

[Latin Lūna, from lūna, moon; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.]

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luna
noun
(Roman mythology) the goddess of the Moon; counterpart of Greek Selene

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Luna Pier, MI (city, FIPS 49700) Location: 41.80505 N, 83.44245 W
Population (1990): 1507 (606 housing units)
Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 48157

Luna County, NM (county, FIPS 29) Location: 32.18079 N, 107.74866 W
Population (1990): 18110 (7766 housing units)
Area: 7680.2 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)

Puerto De Luna, NM Zip code(s): 88432

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Luna

Lu"na\, n. [L.; akin to lucere to shine. See Light, n., and cf. Lune.]

1. The moon.

2. (Alchemy) Silver.

Luna cornea (Old Chem.), horn silver, or fused silver chloride, a tough, brown, translucent mass; -- so called from its resemblance to horn.

Luna moth (Zo["o]l.), a very large and beautiful American moth (Actias luna). Its wings are delicate light green, with a stripe of purple along the front edge of the anterior wings, the other margins being edged with pale yellow. Each wing has a lunate spot surrounded by rings of light yellow, blue, and black. The caterpillar commonly feeds on the hickory, sassafras, and maple.

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