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waxing moon

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables
wax-ing -moon
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A moon (usually the Moon, that is, Earth's moon) when it appears larger each night as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon: a moon in any of the increasing lunar phases.

Etymology

From waxing + moon. Compare Middle English wexinge of the mone, þe waxyng of moone, waxinge of þe mone, wexinge of þe mone (literally “(the) waxing of the moon”).

Inflected Forms

waxing moons (plural)

Phrases

crescent moon growing of the moon

Frequently Paired Words

crescent moon growing of the moon full moon new moon old moon

Antonyms

waning moon

Questions

What does waxing moon mean?
A moon (usually the Moon, that is, Earth's moon) when it appears larger each night as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon: a moon in any of the increasing lunar phases.
Where does waxing moon come from?
From waxing + moon. Compare Middle English wexinge of the mone, þe waxyng of moone, waxinge of þe mone, wexinge of þe mone (literally “(the) waxing of the moon”).

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