fullmoon

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A form of full moon — The phase of the moon when it is in opposition to the sun and its full disc is therefore visible.

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Meanings

nounfullmoon (countable and uncountable, plural fullmoons)

plural fullmoons

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of full moon.

    Pilgrims of all sects throng this temple on auspicious occasion of every fullmoon.

    2002, Ram Dayal Rakesh, Pilgrimage Tourism in Nepal, page 35
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    Well, you have to wait for a while if you wish to see the pure moon, spotless as the fullmoon, surrounded by the host of stars.

    1881, The Lalitavistara: Or, Memoirs of the Early Life of Śákya Siñha, page 147

    Visitors can spend days and, during fullmoon, nights on excursions to the various monuments and ruins on both the east and the west banks.

    1923 February 19, “Egypt Season. The Call of Luxor.”, in The Hongkong Telegraph, number 12,821, Hong Kong, →OCLC, page 11, column 4

    The fullmoon is shown at the centre of the people of the royal family of king of Lagash, Ur Nina.

    1969, Varghese Kujanil Mathew, Ancient Theocracy, page 72

    A larger, blue flowering plant can be found by the edge and in the shelter of the Alpine Globeflower (Trollius europaeus) . Early in summer, its globe-like flowers can be seen shining like little fullmoons in a sea of grasses.

    1970, Elfrune Wendelberger, The Enchanted World of Alpine Flowers, page 29

    For many people, particularly those living in villages, and remote areas, it is relatively easy to keep rough estimates of period, such as fullmoon to fullmoon, new moon to new moon, etc.

    1985, Science & Technology in the Islamic World, page 56

Origin

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