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Meaning of gibbous moon | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A lunar phase either side of the full moon when the moon's disc as seen from the Earth is larger than a semicircle.

Equivalents

العربية أحدب
Deutsch Dreiviertelmond
Español luna gibosa
Français lune gibbeuse
日本語 凸月

Examples

“A bat, against the gibbous moons, Danced, implike, with its lone delight; The glowworm scrawled a golden rune Upon the dark; and, emerald-strewn, The firefly hung with lamps the night.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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