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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary lu·nar ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Latin lunaris, from lunamoon; akin to Latin lucēre to shine — more at light DATE 15th century 1. crescent , lunate 2. a. of, relating to, or resembling the moon lunar craters a lunar landscape b. designed for use on the moon lunar vehicles 3. measured by the moon's revolution lunar month English Etymology lunar "pertaining to the moon," 1620s, from O.Fr . lunaire, from L.lunaris "of the moon," from luna "moon," (with capital L-) "moon goddess"); see luna.http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 lunar lunar / 5lu:nE(r) / adjective[usually before noun] connected with the moon 月球的；月亮的: a lunar eclipse / landscape 月蚀；月球的地貌 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged lu·nar \ˈlünə(r), -ˌnär, -ˌnȧ(r\ adjective Etymology: Latin lunaris, from luna moon + -aris -ar; akin to Old Slavic luna moon, Middle Irish lūan moon, Latin lucēre to shine — more at light 1. a. : of, taking place on, or relating to the moon < lunar craters > < a direct lunar hit — Edwin Diamond > : resembling the surface of the moon < the odd lunar landscape of the great glacier — John Hunt > < his imagery is cold and lunar, shadows on sand — Kathleen Raine > b. : orbed , crescent , lunate < who grasps the struggling heifer's lunar horns — Alexander Pope > c. : measured by the moon's revolutions < lunar month > 2. [luna (I) + -ar] : relating to or containing silver |
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