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first quarter
noun Astronomy.
the instant, approximately one week after a new moon, when one half of the moon's disk is illuminated by the sun.
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1905–10
1905–10
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First quarter
is always a great word to know.
So is quarter. Does it mean:
| one fourth of the moon's monthly revolution |
| a natural body that revolves around a planet such as a moon |
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| first quarter | |
| —n | |
| Compare last quarter one of the four principal phases of the moon, occurring between new moon and full moon, when half of the lighted surface is visible from earth | |
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