LUNATION


Meaning of LUNATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ lü-ˈnā-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English lunacioun, from Anglo-French lunaison, from Medieval Latin lunation-, lunatio, from Latin luna

Date: 14th century

: the period of time averaging 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes, and 2.8 seconds elapsing between two successive new moons

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