lune
A concave figure formed by the intersection of the arcs of two circles on a plane, or…A concave figure formed by the intersection of the arcs of two circles on a plane, or on a sphere the intersection between two great semicircles.
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» Clair de lune was composed by Claude Debussy.
„Clair de lune“ (Mondschein) wurde von Claude Debussy komponiert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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4 sensesA concave figure formed by the intersection of the arcs of two circles on a plane, or on a sphere the intersection between two great semicircles.
Anything crescent-shaped.
A leash for a hawk.
(obsolete)A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak.
Examples
4 sentencesClair de lune was composed by Claude Debussy.
de„Clair de lune“ (Mondschein) wurde von Claude Debussy komponiert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
"Valse de la Lune" was composed by Yoko Kanno.
de„Valse de la lune“ wurde von Kanno Yōko komponiert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Clair de lune is the third and most famous movement of Debussy's Suite bergamasque.
I bought an mp3 copy of Debussy's "Clair de Lune" in an online music store.
Origin
From Latin lūna (“moon”). From French lune, from Latin luna. Alteration of lyon.From Latin lūna (“moon”).
From French lune, from Latin luna.
Alteration of lyon.
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