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The moon rose above the ridge of the eastern desert.
the first spacecraft ever to land on the moon
How many moons has Jupiter got?
I'm not asking for the moon. I just want you to finish on time.
Keith was over the moon about becoming a father.
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American English version of definition of moon
the belief that every problem has a solution based in technology
an occasion when a lot of people gather together, especially for a religious festival
any random process, such as a competition in which a name is drawn from a hat
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Definition of moon from the online English dictionary from Macmillan Publishers Limited.