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luna

Lu·na
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [loo-nuh]
    • /ˈlu nə/
    • /ˈluːnə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [loo-nuh]
    • /ˈlu nə/

Definitions of luna word

  • noun luna the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana. 1
  • noun luna (in alchemy) silver. 1
  • noun luna (lowercase). Also, lunette. Ecclesiastical. the crescent-shaped receptacle within the monstrance, for holding the consecrated Host in an upright position. 1
  • noun luna A series of Soviet moon probes launched in 1959–76. They made the first hard and soft landings on the moon (1959 and 1966). 1
  • noun luna the Roman goddess of the moon 0
  • noun luna any of a series of Soviet lunar space-probes, one of which, Luna 9, made the first soft landing on the moon (1966) 0

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Parts of speech for Luna

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conjunction
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luna popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for luna

noun luna

  • rocket — Maurice [maw-rees;; French moh-rees] /mɔˈris;; French moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), ("Rocket") 1921–2000, Canadian hockey player.
  • moonSun Myung [suhn myuhng] /sʌn myʌŋ/ (Show IPA), 1920–2012, Korean religious leader: founder of the Unification Church.
  • spacecraft — a vehicle designed for travel or operation in space beyond the earth's atmosphere or in orbit around the earth.
  • ancillary — The ancillary workers in an institution are the people such as cleaners and cooks whose work supports the main work of the institution.
  • sputnik — (sometimes initial capital letter) any of a series of Soviet earth-orbiting satellites: Sputnik I was the world's first space satellite.

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