lunate
English
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Etymology
[edit]First attested in 1777; borrowed from Latin lūnātus (“crescent-shaped”), from lūna (“moon”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]lunate (comparative more lunate, superlative most lunate)
- Shaped like a crescent.
- a lunate beak
Noun
[edit]lunate (plural lunates)
- (archaeology) A small stone artifact, probably an arrowhead, with a blunt straight edge and a sharpened, crescent-shaped back, especially characteristic of the Mesolithic Period. [from 1932]
- (anatomy) The lunate bone.
Derived terms
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[edit]Italian
[edit]Adjective
[edit]lunate
Anagrams
[edit]Latin
[edit]Verb
[edit]lūnāte
References
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