English
Pronunciation
IPA|/�kr�s�nt/
rhymes|�s�nt

Noun
en-noun

1. The figure of the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.
2. Something shaped like a crescent, especially:

#:- A curved pastry.
#:- A curved street, often presenting a continuous façade, as of row houses.

Translations

trans-top|figure of the moon
Finnish: t+|fi|sirppi, t-|fi|kuunsirppi
French: t+|fr|croissant
trans-mid
Greek: t|el|ημι�έληνο�|f|sc=Grek
Serbian: polumesec {[m}}
trans-bottom

trans-top|curved pastry
Finnish: voisarvi, croissant
trans-mid
French: t+|fr|croissant
trans-bottom

Adjective
en-adj|-
#crescent-shaped: Anything having the shape of a crescent or new moon
#marked by an increase, Waxing, as the moon;

Translations

trans-top|crescent-shaped
Finnish: sirpinmuotoinen, sirppimäinen
trans-mid
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trans-top|marked by an increase
Finnish: t-|fi|kasvava
trans-mid
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Related terms
Fertile Crescent

fr:crescent
io:crescent
it:crescent
fi:crescent
te:crescent
vi:crescent
tr:crescent
zh:crescent

• 2007-11-18 20:05 - Tbot - updated t/t-/t+ templates, added t for fr, fi

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