waxing moon
waxing moon · waxing moons
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A moon when it appears larger each night as it progresses from a new moon to a full…A moon (usually the Moon, that is, Earth's moon) when it appears larger each night as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon: a moon in any of the increasing lunar phases.
Meaning
1 sensesA moon (usually the Moon, that is, Earth's moon) when it appears larger each night as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon: a moon in any of the increasing lunar phases.
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By meaning 1
The moon as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon:
Origin
From waxing + moon. Compare Middle English wexinge of the mone, þe waxyng of moone, waxingFrom waxing + moon. Compare Middle English wexinge of the mone, þe waxyng of moone, waxinge of þe mone, wexinge of þe mone (literally “(the) waxing of the moon”).
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Forms
plural: waxing moons| Singular | waxing moon |
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Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedcrescent moon