SYNODIC MONTH

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The period between successive new moons (29.531 days)

Synonyms:

lunar month; lunation; moon; synodic month

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("synodic month" is a kind of...):

month (a time unit of approximately 30 days)

Holonyms ("synodic month" is a part of...):

lunar year (a period of 12 lunar months)

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