lunar day

lu·nar day

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [loo-ner dey]
- /ˈlu nər deɪ/
- /ˈluː.nər deɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [loo-ner dey]
- /ˈlu nər deɪ/

Definition of lunar day words

noun lunar day a division of time that is equal to the elapsed time between two consecutive returns of the same terrestrial meridian to the moon. 1

Just one definition for lunar day

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Origin of lunar day

First appearance:

before 1680

One of the 48% oldest English words

First recorded in 1680-90

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Parts of speech for Lunar day

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Lunar day

lunar day popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

lunar day usage trend in Literature

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