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half-moon
has definitions from the fields of anatomy,astronomy
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[ noun ] (anatomy) the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail
Used in print (William C. Smith, "Why Fear Ideas?"...)The son and heir of a prominent family marries a girl who has tell-tale shadows on the half-moons of her finger_nails . |
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[ noun ] (astronomy) the time at which the moon is at first or last quarter when half its face is illuminated
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