full-of-the-moon
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Definition
- Noun:
- The phase of the moon when its entire disk is illuminated as seen from Earth: This term refers specifically to the period or the moment when the moon appears as a complete circle of light in the sky.
Usage
- The term "full-of-the-moon" is a somewhat formal or literary compound noun used to denote the full moon phase. It is typically used in descriptive contexts.
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Examples
- Noun:
- The ceremony is traditionally held during the full-of-the-moon.
- Farmers of old often planted crops by the light of the full-of-the-moon.
Advanced Usage
- "under the full-of-the-moon": a phrase describing an event happening during the time the moon is fully illuminated.
- The wolves howled under the full-of-the-moon.
Variants and Related Words
- Full moon (n): The more common and standard term for the same lunar phase.
- I love to walk outside on the night of a full moon.
Synonyms
- Full moon: The time when the moon is fully illuminated.
- Plenilune: A rare, literary synonym for the full moon or the time of the full moon.
Related Phrases
- Harvest moon: The full moon that occurs closest to the autumnal equinox.
- Hunter's moon: The full moon following the harvest moon.
Noun
- the time when the Moon is fully illuminated
- the moon is at the full