sublunate

sublunate
\\|səb+\ adjective
Etymology: sub- + lunate
: nearly crescentic in form

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adj.

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sublunate /sub-looˈnāt/
adjective
Approaching, or nearly in, the form of a crescent
ORIGIN:sub- (4)

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