NEW PHASE OF THE MOON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does new phase of the moon mean? 

• NEW PHASE OF THE MOON (noun)
  The noun NEW PHASE OF THE MOON has 1 sense:

1. the time at which the Moon appears as a narrow waxing crescent

  Familiarity information: NEW PHASE OF THE MOON used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NEW PHASE OF THE MOON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The time at which the Moon appears as a narrow waxing crescent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Synonyms:

new moon; new phase of the moon

Hypernyms ("new phase of the moon" is a kind of...):

phase of the moon (a time when the Moon presents a particular recurring appearance)

Holonyms ("new phase of the moon" is a part of...):

month (a time unit of approximately 30 days)