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crescente — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • crescent noun The curved shape of the moon when it is partly illuminated, narrowing to points at each end.
  • increasing adj Growing larger in amount, number, or degree over time.

Senses

crescente is used for these senses in English:

  • crescent (dated, rare) marked by an increase; waxing, like the Moon.
  • crescent The figure of the moon as it appears between its first or last quarter and the new moon, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.
  • increasing On the increase.

crescent — full definition

  1. noun The curved shape of the moon when it is partly illuminated, narrowing to points at each end.
  2. noun Anything with this curved shape, including a curved pastry or a curved street of houses.

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