Meaning Of The Word Crescent

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Crescent Meaning

Crescent Definition
Crescent Definition

What's The Definition Of Crescent?

crescent
countable noun: A crescent is a curved shape that is wider in the middle than at its ends, like the shape of the moon during its first and last quarters. It is the most important symbol of the Islamic faith.

crescent in American English
a phase of a planet or a moon, when it appears to have one concave edge and one convex edge; esp., of the moon just after new moon ( waxing crescent) or just before new moon ( waning crescent)
increasing; growing
adjective: shaped like a crescent
noun: a shape resembling a segment of a ring tapering to points at the ends

crescent in British English
noun: the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters

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