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Lunula

//ˈlun.ju.lə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Something shaped like a crescent or half-moon; especially the pale area at the base of the fingernail.
  2. 2
    a crescent-shaped metal ornament of the Bronze Age wordnet
  3. 3
    A crescent moon-shaped pendant worn by girls in Ancient Rome. Ancient-Rome, historical
  4. 4
    the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lūnula.

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