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Lune
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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lune1 (luːn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. a section of the surface of a sphere enclosed between two semicircles that intersect at opposite points on the sphere |
| b. a crescent-shaped figure formed on a plane surface by the intersection of the arcs of two circles | |
| 2. | something shaped like a crescent |
| 3. | RC Church another word for lunette |
| [C18: from Latin lūna moon] | |
| lune2 (luːn) | |
| —n | |
| falconry a leash for hawks or falcons | |
| [C14 loigne, from Old French, from Medieval Latin longia, longea, from Latin longus | |
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Word Origin & History
lune
figure formed by two arcs of circles, 1704, from L. luna "moon" (see luna).
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