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lune  (ln)
n.
A crescent-shaped portion of a plane or sphere bounded by two arcs of circles.
[Latin lna, moon; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.]
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lune
a lune bounded by the arcs
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lune1
n
1. (Mathematics)
a.  a section of the surface of a sphere enclosed between two semicircles that intersect at opposite points on the sphere
b.  a crescent-shaped figure formed on a plane surface by the intersection of the arcs of two circles
2. something shaped like a crescent
3. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) RC Church another word for lunette [6]
[from Latin lūna moon]
lune2
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Falconry) Falconry a leash for hawks or falcons
[C14 loigne, from Old French, from Medieval Latin longia, longea, from Latin longus long1]


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Todos los lunes despues de salir del trabajo, numerosos empleados de varias empresas petroleras extranjeras en Santa Cruz se reunen para correr durante media hora y despues refrescarse con una cerveza.
A todo gas companias extranjeras de energia apuestan por el gas ... by Langman, Jimmy / Latin Trade
As an aspiring writer and poet, Paredes looked forward to the experience of reading the newspaper's literary section, "el lunes literario"; this particular relationship culminated with the submission and eventual publication of some of his poetry.
Voicing Resistance on the Border: A Reading of Americo Paredes's ... by Perez, Hector / MELUS
Workers with wives and children were perceived to be less likely to go on strike, to miss work on the notorious San Lunes (Saint Monday), or to engage in gambling and drinking activities which undermined productivity.
Working-class masculinity, middle-class morality, and labor politics ... by Klubock, Thomas Miller / Journal of Social History
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