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English
Image:Jeff_Fennell_-_Early_Morning_Moon_%28by%29.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The moon

Etymology
Old English mona|m�na < Proto-Germanic *mænon- < Proto-Indo-European *me(n)ses (moon, month) < PIE base *m�-&sup2; (to measure).

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-moon.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-u�n|-u�n

Proper noun
the moon

1. The Moon, the satellite of planet Earth.

Noun
en-noun

1. Any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet.
2. context|literary A month, particularly a lunar month.

#: Many moons ago...

Synonyms
(natural satellite of a planet): satellite
(month): calendar month, lunar month, month

Derived terms
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blue moon
crescent moon
full moon
half-moon, half moon
howl at the moon
man in the moon
moon-blind
mooncalf
moon-faced
moonfish
moonflower
mooning
moonish

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moonlight
moonlit
moonraker
moonwalk
new moon
old moon
once in a blue moon
over the moon
phase of the moon
thumbnail moon
waning moon
waxing moon
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Translations
trans-top|the Moon, the satellite of planet Earth
Catalan: lluna f
Crimean Tatar: ay#Crimean Tatar|ay
Dutch: maan f or m
Finnish: Kuu
French: lune f
German: Mond m
Greek: �εγγά�ι (fe[�]ɡári) n
Italian: luna#Italian|luna f
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Macedonian: ме�е�ина f (mese�ina)
Latin luna#Latin|lūna f
Persian: fa-Arab|�ا�, fa-Arab|�� (mâh)
Portuguese: lua f
Romanian: lun� f
Russian: л�на (luná) f
Spanish: luna#Spanish|luna f
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Sindhi: SDchar|ا�پ�گ�ر�ھ�ھ (upugirahu) m
Slovak: mesiac m
Slovene: luna f
Spanish: satélite m, luna#Spanish|luna f
Swahili: mwezi (nc 3/4)
Swedish: måne c
Telugu: ��దమామ (chaMdamaama)
Turkish: uydu
Welsh: lleuad, lloer
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Slovak: mesiac m
Slovene: mesec m
Spanish: mes#Spanish|mes m
Swedish: månvarv n
Turkish: ay
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Basque: hilargi
ttbc|Breton: loar f (1,3), loarenn f, loarennoù p (2), loariad f, loariadoù p (3)
ttbc|Chinese: � (yuè), �亮 (yuèliàng), �� (yuèqiú), 太� (tàiyīn)
ttbc|Frisian: moanne
ttbc|Indonesian: bulan
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Verb
en-verb

1. context|transitive|slang To display one�s buttocks to, in jest.
2. intransitive (usually followed by over or about) To fuss over adoringly or with great affection.

#: Sarah mooned over Sam�s photograph for months.

Translations
trans-top|to display one�s buttocks to

Dutch: moonen, het naakte achterwerk tonen
Finnish: näyttää persettä (slang)
French: montrer le cul à
German: den nackten Hintern zeigen
Swedish: moona
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trans-top|to fuss over adoringly
Finnish: haikailla
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Related terms
month<!--has a related etymology-->
moonsick

See also
lunar
Moonie<!--etymologically unrelated-->
Selene

External links
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pedia|moon
pedia|natural satellite

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