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cir·cum·lu·nar
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ˌsɜr
kəmˈlu
nər
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adjective
rotating about or surrounding the moon.
Origin:
1905–10;
circum-
+
lunar
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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circumlunar
(ˌsɜːkəmˈluːnə)
—
adj
around or revolving around the moon:
a circumlunar orbit
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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