Definition

1. 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

1. the time when the Moon is fully illuminated
   • the moon is at the full