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NEW MOON — (Heb. רֹאשׁ חֹדֶשׁ, Rosh Ḥodesh; head of the month ), the first day or beginning of the month. The Torah placed its celebration on a par with the observance of the festivals, declaring Also in the day of your gladness, and in your appointed… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
New moon — New New (n[=u]), a. [Compar. {Newer} (n[=u] [ e]r); superl. {Newest}.] [OE. OE. newe, AS. niwe, neowe; akin to D. nieuw, OS. niwi, OHG. niuwi, G. neu, Icel. n[=y]r, Dan. & Sw. ny, Goth. niujis, Lith. naujas, Russ. novuii, Ir. nua, nuadh, Gael.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
new moon — new moons N COUNT: usu sing A new moon is the moon when it first appears as a thin curved shape at the start of its four week cycle. The new moon is also the time of the month when the moon appears in this way. ...the pale crescent of a new moon … English dictionary
New Moon — Album par Elliott Smith Sortie 7 mai 2007 Genre Rock indépendant Producteur Larry Crane Label Kill Rock Stars … Wikipédia en Français
new moon — n 1.) [C usually singular] the moon when it first appears in the sky as a thin ↑crescent 2.) [U] the time of the month at which the moon is first seen →↑full moon, half moon ↑half moon … Dictionary of contemporary English
new moon — n. 1. the first phase of the moon when it is between the earth and the sun, with its dark side toward the earth: it is followed by the waxing crescent phase: see MOON 2. the time of the new moon … English World dictionary
New Moon — steht für: den Originaltitel eines Romans von Stephenie Meyer aus dem Jahr 2006, siehe Bis(s) zur Mittagsstunde die Verfilmung des Romans Bis(s) zur Mittagsstunde durch Chris Weitz aus dem Jahr 2009, siehe New Moon – Bis(s) zur Mittagsstunde… … Deutsch Wikipedia
new moon — noun singular a moon that appears after a night when there was no moon. It looks like a thin curve in the sky … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
new moon — new′ moon′ n. 1) astron. the moon either when in conjunction with the sun or soon after, being either invisible or visible only as a slender crescent 2) astron. the phase of the moon at this time … From formal English to slang
new moon — ► NOUN ▪ the phase of the moon when it first appears as a slender crescent … English terms dictionary
New moon — For other uses, see New moon (disambiguation). The new moon phase In astronomical terminology, the new moon is the lunar phase that occurs when the Moon, in its monthly orbital motion around Earth, lies between Earth and the Sun, and is therefore … Wikipedia
