Full-moon meaning

The phase of the moon when it is in opposition to the sun.
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The period of the month when such a moon occurs.
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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.
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The time of month when such a moon is seen.
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The phase of the Moon in which it is visible as a fully illuminated disk. This phase occurs when the Moon is on the opposite side of Earth as the Sun and is not in Earth's shadow.
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The moon when it is in opposition to the sun.
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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.
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Sentence Examples

  • "Whatever. It's a full moon tonight," she said hopefully.

  • 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.

  • Jeff gave Dean a smile as big as a full moon.

  • "Is kissing a stranger on the beach under the full moon on your bucket list?" he whispered.

  • She walked down the beach opposite the party, gaze alternating between the ocean at her feet and the full moon climbing into the sky.

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