Meanings
plural lunations
- A month of an average of approximately 29.53 days, measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase.
And there is not the moon seen in all the lunation, save only the second quarter.
1357, John Mandeville, The Travels of Sir John Mandeville, modernized spelling edition1 more example
The seventh annual Lunar Calendar challenges the traditional structure of the calendar from a feminist perspective. The Lunar Calendar bases its months bases its months on lunations or 28 day lunar cycles, giving us thirteen in a calendar year.
1982 December 25, J. Grainger, “Gay-by-Gay Calendars at a Glance”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 23, page 9
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe period between successive new moons (29.531 days)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Medieval Latinlūnātiō
- Medieval Latinlūnātiō
- Englishlunation
Borrowed from Medieval Latin lūnātiō.
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Bulgarian лунен месец
- лунен месец (lunen mesec)a month measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase
Dutch lunatie, synodische maand
- lunatiea month measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase
- synodische maanda month measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase
Polish lunacja, lunacja
- lunacjaa month measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase
- lunacjathe name of term given the irregular period from one new moon until the next
Portuguese lunação, lunação
- lunaçãoa month measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase
- lunaçãothe name of term given the irregular period from one new moon until the next
Russian лу́нный ме́сяц, лунация
- лу́нный ме́сяц (lúnnyj mésjac)a month measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase
- лунация (lunacija)a month measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase
- лу́нный ме́сяц (lúnnyj mésjac)the name of term given the irregular period from one new moon until the next
- лунация (lunacija)the name of term given the irregular period from one new moon until the next
Swedish månmånad
- månmånada month measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase
Vietnamese tuần trăng
- tuần trănga month measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with lunation
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Cite this entry
lunation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lunation
“lunation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lunation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lunation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lunation.
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