blue moon

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bloo moon]
- /blu mun/
- /bluː muːn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bloo moon]
- /blu mun/

Definitions of blue moon words

phrase blue moon If you say that something happens once in a blue moon, you are emphasizing that it does not happen very often at all. 3
noun blue moon the second full moon occurring within a calendar month 3
noun blue moon a very long time 3
idioms blue moon moon (def 16). 1
noun blue moon (rare) The moon tinted towards blue as it appears in the sky, caused by dust or smoke in the atmosphere. 0
noun blue moon An extra full moon that appears in a subdivision of a year, namely. 0

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Origin of blue moon

First appearance:

before 1815

One of the 39% newest English words

First recorded in 1815-25

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Parts of speech for Blue moon

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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blue moon popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for blue moon

noun blue moon

ages — the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to: trees of unknown age; His age is 20 years.
forever and a day — without ever ending; eternally: to last forever.
coon's age — a long time

All 3 Synonyms of blue moon