Complete Definition of "moonlight"

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English

Etymology
As a surname Monelight in 1337, as Mone lith about 1300. Compound of mone "moon" + lith "light".<ref>Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Robert K. Barnhart (ed.), Chambers, 1988</ref>

Pronunciation
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Noun
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  1. The light reflected from the moon.<ref name="Webster's c 2001">Webster's College Dictionary, Random House, 2001</ref>
  2. context|attributive Illuminated by the light from the moon.<ref>The Illustrated Oxford Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 1998</ref>

Translations

Chinese: �� (yuègu�ng)
Finnish: t-|fi|kuunvalo
French: rayon de Lune m
German: Mondlicht, n
Japanese: �� (����, gekk�)
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Korean: �� dalbit (dalbich-)
Portuguese: t+|pt|luar|m
Russian: �од�аба��ва��
Swedish: månsken, månljus
Telugu: t+|te|వ�న�న�ల|sc=Telu

Verb
en-verb

  1. To work at a secondary job, usually in the evening or during the night.<ref name="Webster's c 2001"/>

Derived terms
moonlighter

References
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