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Definition of lunar
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Ramadan begins in the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar and is marked by the visual sighting of the last full moon of the year.
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Waltz on extended sequences of space-station docking and lunar landing is a joy from first note to last frame.
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The month, based on a lunar calendar, concludes with the feast-like celebration Eid al-Fitr, which is expected to fall within the next week.
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Taffy Brodesser-Akner goes to Iceland in search of relief and discovers that the island nation, with its quirky puffins and lunar landscape and crowds upon crowds of American tourists, lends itself well to the pursuit of escape.
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The play, which is the middle part of a trilogy by contemporary playwright Tom Dudzick, takes place in the Pazinski’s back yard as the drama of the lunar landing is unfolding in July 1969.
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Because the dates of Ramadan are set by the lunar calendar, the times of meals and prayers will change with the time of year.
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Flags were placed on the lunar surface on each of six manned landings during the Apollo program.
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Muslims in the Treasure Valley started fasting the lunar month of Ramadan on Saturday, May 27.
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Origin and Etymology of lunar
Middle English, from Latin lunaris, from luna moon; akin to Latin lucēre to shine — more at light
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playDefinition of lunar for Students
1 : of or relating to the moon lunar rock
2 : measured by the revolutions of the moon a lunar month
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