- another name for synodic month
See month
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lu•na•tion
(lo̅o̅ nā′shən),USA pronunciation n.
- Astronomythe period of time from one new moon to the next (about 29½ days);
a lunar month.
- Medieval Latin lūnātiōn- (stem of lūnātiō). See Luna, -ation
- Middle English lunacyon 1350–1400
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lunation /luːˈneɪʃən/ n
'lunation' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):