English
Etymology
In Shakespeare's w:Midsummer Night's Dream|Midsummer Night's Dream 1590.<ref>Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Robert K. Barnhart (ed.), Chambers, 1988</ref> Compound of moon and beam.
Noun
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- A shaft of moonlight;<ref>Webster's College Dictionary, Random House, 2001</ref> moonlight generally.
#: In the depth of the forest the late flowering plant was illuminated by a moonbeam.
See also
sunbeam
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