lunate

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lunate

/ˈluːneɪt/

Rhymes with -uːneɪt

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First attested in 1777; borrowed from Latin lūnātus (“crescent-shaped”), from lūna (“moon”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

adjective more lunate · most lunate

Shaped like a crescent. a lunate beak

noun lunates

A small stone artifact, probably an arrowhead, with a blunt straight edge and a sharpened, crescent-shaped back, especially characteristic of the Mesolithic Period.
The lunate bone.

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@misc{lunate_2026,
  title = {lunate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lunate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}