full moon

noun

: the moon with its whole apparent disk illuminated

Examples of full moon in a Sentence

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Sadly, that night will feature a bright sky bleached by a nearly full moon. Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025 An American Werewolf in London' (1981) American dudes backpacking in England get attacked by a werewolf, one of them becomes a beastly nuisance on the full moon, and things get bloody freaky in old London Town. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 14 June 2025 On June 11, 2025, SpaceX's X account posted this photo of the Dragon spacecraft basking in the light of the June full moon. Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 12 June 2025 After the culmination of the full moon, you will be invigorated and refreshed, ready to start anew. Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for full moon

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of full moon was before the 12th century

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“Full moon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full%20moon. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

full moon

noun
: the moon with its whole disk lighted
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