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Word: Crescent
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English cressant, from Old French creissant, from Latin crescere ‘grow’. The spelling change in the 17th century was due to the influence of the Latin
ˈkrɛznt
the curved sickle shape of the waxing or waning moon
Short Definition:shape of waxing or waning moon
Examples:- the moon was a slender crescent
a thing which has the shape of a single curve that is broad in the centre and tapers to a point at each end
Short Definition:curved thing
Examples:- a three-mile crescent of golden sand
a moth or butterfly with crescent-shaped markings on the wings.
Short Definition:moth or butterfly with crescent-shaped markings
Word: Crescent
Speech Type: Adjective
ˈkrɛznt
having the shape of a crescent
Short Definition:having shape of crescent
Examples:- a crescent moon
growing, increasing, or developing.
Short Definition:growing or increasing
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