Meaning

3 senses

  1. A luna moth: a member of species Actias luna.

  2. A lunette: a crescent-shaped receptacle, often glass, for holding the (consecrated) host (the bread of communion) upright when exposed in the monstrance.

  3. (Hawaii)A foreman on a plantation.

More definitions
  • (Roman mythology) the goddess of the Moon; counterpart of Greek Selene

Examples

11 sentences

  1. Let's all go to Luna Park.

    Ходімо всі до луна-парку.

    ruПойдёмте все в луна-парк.

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  2. Luna is someone trustworthy.

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  3. Luna is a reliable person.

    ruЛуна - надёжный человек.

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  4. Luna is sincere.

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  5. He isn't going to tell Luna.

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Origin

Borrowed from Latin lūna (“moon; month; crescent”). From Hawaiian luna (“leader; supervis

Borrowed from Latin lūna (“moon; month; crescent”).

From Hawaiian luna (“leader; supervisor”).

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Forms

plural: lunas / luna
Singularluna
Plurallunas / luna

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
glass holder:lunettelunula

Word family

1 related words
Relatedluna cornea

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
lumpenlumpenproletariatlumpylunacylunarlunatic
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