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blue moon

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of blue moon

a long or seemingly long period of time

Once in a blue moon we'll get dressed up and eat in a fancy restaurant.

Synonyms of blue moon

aeon (or eon), age, cycle, eternity, forever, long, months, moon

Words Related to blue moon

Near Antonyms of blue moon

flash, instant, jiffy, minute, moment, second, shake, split second, trice, twinkle, twinkling, wink

microsecond, nanosecond

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