Meanings
- no pluralrareSynonym of interlunation.
And there the cliffs form a dark interlune To hide the pale and broad placid moon;
1862, Samuel Wills, To Devonia, page 32 more examples
“Give ear, all ye Imperial Princes, Ministers of State, and high functionaries, who are here assembled, and hearken to the great purification by which at this interlune of the sixth month are purged and washed away all sins…”
1899, William George Aston, A History of Japanese Literature, page 10The chimes called midnight, just at interlune, And the daytime talk of the Roman investigations Was checked by silence, save for the husky tune The bubbling waters played near the excavations.
(Can we date this quote?), Thomas Hardy, Aquae SulisSynonyms: interlunation
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of interlunation.
Origin
Cognate with interlunation.
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