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- [loon]
- /lun/
- /lu.ne/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [loon]
- /lun/
Definitions of lune word
- noun lune a line for securing a hawk. 1
- noun lune A crescent-shaped figure formed on a sphere or plane by two arcs intersecting at two points. 1
- noun lune a section of the surface of a sphere enclosed between two semicircles that intersect at opposite points on the sphere 0
- noun lune a crescent-shaped figure formed on a plane surface by the intersection of the arcs of two circles 0
- noun lune something shaped like a crescent 0
- noun lune a leash for hawks or falcons 0
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Origin of lune
First appearance:
before 1695 One of the 49% oldest English words
First recorded in 1695-1705, lune is from the Latin word lūna moon
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Lune
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lune 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".
lune usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lune
noun lune
- curve — A curve is a smooth, gradually bending line, for example part of the edge of a circle.
- bow — When you bow to someone, you briefly bend your body towards them as a formal way of greeting them or showing respect.
- meniscus — a crescent or a crescent-shaped body.
- sickle — an implement for cutting grain, grass, etc., consisting of a curved, hooklike blade mounted in a short handle.
- half-moon — the ship in which Henry Hudson made his voyage to explore America in 1609.
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