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earthshine.

Sunlight reflected from the Earth's surface, especially when visible on the part of the Moon's surface not illuminated by the Sun (the night side); earthlight.

10 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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noun/ˈɜːθʃaɪn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɜɹθʃaɪn/General-American
  1. Sunlight reflected from the Earth's surface, especially when visible on the part of the Moon's surface not illuminated by the Sun (the night side); earthlight.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

From earth + shine (noun), modelled after moonshine.

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