lunar month

lu·nar month

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [loo-ner muhnth]
- /ˈlu nər mʌnθ/
- /ˈluː.nər mʌnθ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [loo-ner muhnth]
- /ˈlu nər mʌnθ/

Definitions of lunar month words

noun lunar month month (def 5). 1
noun lunar month period between full moons 1
noun lunar month a period from one new moon until the next. 0
noun lunar month a synodic month of approximately 29.53 days, measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase. 0
noun lunar month a sidereal month of approximately 27.32 days, the length of time taken by the moon in its orbit about the Earth to return to the same point as viewed against the background of stars. 0

See all 5 definitions of lunar month

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Origin of lunar month

First appearance:

before 1585

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1585-95

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Lunar month

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Lunar month

lunar month popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 69% 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.

lunar month usage trend in Literature

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