Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

interlunation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-ter-lu-na-tion
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The interlunar period; the dark time between the old moon and new moon phases.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From inter- + lunation.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: inter

Usage

Inflected Forms

interlunations (plural)

Questions

What does interlunation mean?: The interlunar period; the dark time between the old moon and new moon phases.
Where does interlunation come from?: From inter- + lunation.

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