lunar day

lunar day

noun
a division of time that is equal to the elapsed time between two consecutive returns of the same terrestrial meridian to the moon.

Origin:
1680–90
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Lunar day is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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lunar day

noun
the period of time taken for the moon to make one full rotation on its axis (about 27.3 sidereal days) 
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