moon

/mun/ noun A1

Any natural satellite of a planet. (informal) · The stargazer observed the moons of Jupiter for over a year.· That's no moon, you idiot... it's a space station!
The light received from the Moon; moonlight.
A month, particularly a lunar month. (literary) · They stayed with their aunt and uncle for many moons.
A representation of the moon, usually as a crescent or as a circle with a face; a crescent-shaped shape, symbol, or object. · The wizard costume was decorated with stars and moons.
A crescent-like outwork in a fortification. · The moons surrounding the city walls were built in the sixteenth century.
The eighteenth trump/major arcana card of the tarot.
The thirty-second Lenormand card.
In hearts, the action of taking all the point cards in one hand.

Plural moons

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I solemnly swear to be faithful to my bosom friend, Diana Barry, as long as the sun and moon shall endure.

Anne of Green Gables, p. 84 · C1

They kept on walking, however, and at night the moon came out and shone brightly.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 95 · B2

WHENEVER the moon and stars are set,

A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 3 · C1

## XXXII THE MOON

A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 10 · C1

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