waning moon

wane moon

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [weyn moon]
- /weɪn mun/
- /weɪn muːn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [weyn moon]
- /weɪn mun/

Definitions of waning moon words

noun waning moon the moon at any time after full moon and before new moon (so called because its illuminated area is decreasing). 1
noun waning moon moon as it decreases 1

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Origin of waning moon

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English; Old English

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Waning moon

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Waning moon

waning moon popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% 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.

waning moon usage trend in Literature

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