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Meaning of LUNULA

Pronunciation:  'loonyulu

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a crescent-shaped metal ornament of the Bronze Age
  2. [n]  the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail
 
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 Synonyms: half-moon, lunule
 
 See Also: area, decoration, nail, ornament, ornamentation, region

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Lu"nu*la\, n.; pl. {Lunul[ae]}. [L., prop., a little
moon. See {Lunule}.] (Anat. & Zo["o]l.)
Same as {Lunule}.
 
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