- the phase of the moon when it is on the side of the earth away from the sun, with its entire face reflecting sunlight to the earth
- the time of month when such a moon is seen
full moon
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full moon
noun
- The phase of the moon at which the moon, as viewed from Earth, appears to be fully illuminated by the sun. The full phase marks the half-way point of a single revolution of the moon around the earth.
- The period of the month when such a moon occurs.
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Noun
(plural full moons)
- The phase of the moon when it is in opposition to the sun.
- The moon when it is in opposition to the sun.
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Sentence Examples
- While admitting that a special significance may have been attached in pre-exilian times to the full-moon Sabbath, and that the latter may have been specially intended in the combination " new moon and Sabbath " in the 8th-century prophets (Hos.