lunation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /luːˈneɪʃən/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin lūnātiō.
Meanings
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A month of an average of approximately 29.53 days, measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase.
And there is not the moon seen in all the lunation, save only the second quarter.
1357, John Mandeville, The Travels of Sir John Mandeville, modernized spelling edition:The seventh annual Lunar Calendar challenges the traditional structure of the calendar from a feminist perspective. The Lunar Calendar bases its months bases its months on lunations or 28 day lunar cycles, giving us thirteen in a calendar year.
1982 December 25, J. Grainger, “Gay-by-Gay Calendars at a Glance”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 23, page 9:
- The irregular period from one new moon until the next.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lunations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (15)
gl lunación (a month measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase) · pl lunacja (a month measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase) · ru лунация (a month measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase) · vi tuần trăng (a month measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase) · nl synodische maand (a month measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase) · ru лунация (the name of term given the irregular period from one new moon until the next) · ru лу́нный ме́сяц (the name of term given the irregular period from one new moon until the next) · ru лу́нный ме́сяц (a month measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase) · tyz bươn (a month measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase) · pl lunacja (the name of term given the irregular period from one new moon until the next) · bg лунен месец (a month measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase) · pt lunação (a month measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase) · sv månmånad (a month measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase) · pt lunação (the name of term given the irregular period from one new moon until the next) · nl lunatie (a month measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase)