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full moon

noun

Etymology

From Middle English ful mone, from Old English full mōna, equivalent to full + moon.

  1. inherited from full mōna
  2. inherited from ful mone

Definitions

  1. The phase of the moon when it is in opposition to the sun and its full disc is therefore…

    The phase of the moon when it is in opposition to the sun and its full disc is therefore visible.

    • It is true also that the roosters, especially during full moon, crow all night.

  2. The moon when it is in opposition to the sun.

  3. Alternative letter-case form of full moon.

    • Dardry could remember when, seen though Pluto’s dusty blue sky, the Sun was a point not much brighter than the Earth’s full Moon.
    • The Moon also feeds our superstitions, believed by some to exert mysterious powers of influence on human behavior, especially during full Moon.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA