moonrise

moon·rise

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [moon-rahyz]
- /ˈmunˌraɪz/
- /muːn.raɪz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [moon-rahyz]
- /ˈmunˌraɪz/

Definitions of moonrise word

noun moonrise the rising of the moon above the horizon. 1
noun moonrise the time at which the moon rises above the horizon. 1
noun moonrise the moment when the moon appears above the horizon 0
noun moonrise the rising of the upper limb of the moon above the horizon 0
noun moonrise the time of this 0

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Origin of moonrise

First appearance:

before 1720

One of the 49% newest English words

First recorded in 1720-30; moon + (sun)rise

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Moonrise

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Moonrise

moonrise popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% 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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