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Meaning of crescent in English
Pronunciation
/ˈkrɛs(ə)nt/
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Noun
crescent
Etymology
late Middle English cressant, from Old French creissant, from Latin crescere‘grow’. The spelling change in the 17th century was due to the influence of the Latin
Definitions
1.
any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters