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lunar month

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Chronology, Astronomy
ˌlunar ˈmonth noun [countable]  TMCHAa period of 28 or 29 days between one new moon and the next 太阴月;朔望月
Examples from the Corpus
lunar monthThe days passed quickly toward the end of the eighth lunar month.By the time you are thirty, an entire lunar month later.
ˌlunar ˈmonth nounChineseSyllable
Corpus 28 29 of a or period days


lunar month
ˌlunar ˈmonth noun [countable]
a period of 28 or 29 days between one new moon and the next


lunar monthBrE /ˌluːnə ˈmʌnθ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌluːnər ˈmʌnθ/ 🔊 nounthe average time between one new moon and the next (about 29½ days) 朔望月;太阴月;会合月   compare calendar month (1)