lunar month

lunar month

noun
month (def. 5).

Origin:
1585–95
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Lunar month is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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World English Dictionary
lunar month
 
n
another name for synodic month See month

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Science Dictionary
lunar month  
The average time between successive occurrences of the same phase of the Moon, equal to approximately 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes. Depending on the lunar calendar being used, a lunar month can begin with the new moon or the full moon. Also called lunation, synodic month. ◇ A period of 12 lunar months is a lunar year.
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