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Moon

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Moon

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n
the natural satellite of the Earth
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n
United States religious leader (born in Korea) who founded the Unification Church in 1954; was found guilty of conspiracy to evade taxes (born in 1920)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Moon
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n the natural satellite of the Earth

“the average distance to the Moon is 384,400 kilometers”
Synonyms:
moon
Example of:
satellite
any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star

n the light of the Moon

“the Moon was bright enough to read by”
Synonyms:
moonlight, moonshine
Type of:
light, visible light, visible radiation
(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
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n United States religious leader (born in Korea) who founded the Unification Church in 1954; was found guilty of conspiracy to evade taxes (born in 1920)

Synonyms:
Sun Myung Moon
Example of:
religious leader
leader of a religious order
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