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Luna.

The sister of Aurora and Sol; the goddess of the moon; equivalent to the Greek Selene.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈluːnə//ˈɫʉːnə/Australia
  1. The sister of Aurora and Sol; the goddess of the moon; equivalent to the Greek Selene.

    Roman
  2. The Earth's Moon.

    poetic
  3. A female given name from Latin.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English lune, luna (“the moon”), from Latin lūna/Lūna, from Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂. Doublet of Lua and Roxane.

noun/ˈluːnə//ˈɫʉːnə/Australia
  1. Argent (silver), in the postmedieval practice of blazoning the tinctures of certain sovereigns' (especially British monarchs') coats as planets.

    rare · uncountable
  2. Silver.

    obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English lune, luna (“the moon”), from Latin lūna/Lūna, from Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂. Doublet of Lua and Roxane.

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