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half-moon

  [haf-moon, hahf-]
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–noun
1. the moon when, at either quadrature, half its disk is illuminated.
2. the phase of the moon at this time.
3. something having the shape of a half-moon or crescent.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME
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half-moon   (hāf'mōōn', häf'-)
n.  

  1. The moon when only half its disk is illuminated.

  2. Something, such as the lunula of a fingernail, that is shaped like a crescent.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: half–moon
Pronunciation: -"mün
Function: noun
: LUNULA a
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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