waxing moon
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waxing moon
Where it comes 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”).
noun waxing moons
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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.
Opposite: waning moon
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noun The moon as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon
| Español | luna creciente |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | बालचंद्र bālcandra |
| Português | lua crescente |
| Deutsch | zunehmender Mond |
| Italiano | luna crescente, fase di novilunio, congiunzione |
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title = {waxing moon},
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