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Synonyms for luna

Grammar : Noun
Spell : loo-nuh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlu nə

Définition of luna

Origin :
  • late 14c. "moon," also an alchemical name for "silver;" from Latin luna "moon, goddess of the moon," from *leuksna- (cf. Old Church Slavonic luna "moon," Old Prussian lauxnos "stars," Middle Irish luan "light, moon"), from the same source as lux, lumen "light," lucere "to shine" (see light (n.)). The luna moth (1841, American English) so called for the crescent-shaped markings on its wings. Lunarian (1708) was an early word for "inhabitant of the moon."
  • As in satellite : noun subsidiary
Example sentences :
  • That we 'll all go back and lunch at the 'Luna;' for there's no-nothing to fight about.
  • Extract from : « The Daltons, Volume II (of II) » by Charles James Lever
  • In the scuffle Luna was knocked down and shot several times.
  • Extract from : « The Philippine Islands » by John Foreman
  • Now go on and tell them about the old man in the dome-house on Luna.
  • Extract from : « The Cosmic Computer » by Henry Beam Piper
  • He was, again, the man Conn had seen in the dome-house on Luna.
  • Extract from : « The Cosmic Computer » by Henry Beam Piper
  • The moon (luna) was the symbol for silver; hence the name "lunar caustic."
  • Extract from : « An Elementary Study of Chemistry » by William McPherson
  • Except one night Lucia pointed to the moon and said, “Luna.”
  • Extract from : « Working With the Working Woman » by Cornelia Stratton Parker
  • Of these, one was Luna, the moon, daughter of Hyperion and sister of the Sun.
  • Extract from : « Moon Lore » by Timothy Harley
  • Our greatest men, likewise, are susceptible to Luna's blandishments.
  • Extract from : « Moon Lore » by Timothy Harley
  • Therefore it is not an induction into the Luna, but a bringing out of it.
  • Extract from : « Of Natural and Supernatural Things » by Basilius Valentinus
  • Poor Luna is still a savage; but he instructs her in many things.
  • Extract from : « The Scalp Hunters » by Mayne Reid

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