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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The phase of the moon at which the moon, as viewed from Earth, appears to be fully illuminated by the sun. The full phase marks the half-way point of a single revolution of the moon around the earth.
- noun The period of the month when such a moon occurs.
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- noun The
phase of the moon when it is inopposition to thesun . - noun The moon when it is in opposition to the sun.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the time when the Moon is fully illuminated
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