Lunation (noun)
lew-nay-shun
The period of time from one new moon to the next (about 29½ days); a lunar month.
1350–1400; Middle English lunacyon from Medieval Latin lūnātiōn- (stem of lūnātiō )
Example sentences
“Once the lunation period is confirmed, Ramadan can begin for Muslims.”
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