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- Latin · borrowed from*lūnistitium
- English todaylunistice
Borrowed from Latin *lūnistitium, coined from lūna + sistō (“to stand, place”) in 1650, on the model of solstitium (“solstice”).
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lunistice
Today it means: The farthest point of the moon's northing and southing, in its monthly revolution. Full definition →
Latin *lūnistitium