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Word of the Day : July 10, 2022
gibbous \JIB-us\ adjective
What It Means
Gibbous is most often used to describe a moon or planet that is seen with more than half, but not all, of the apparent disk illuminated.
// The lake's calm surface glistened under the light of the waxing gibbous moon.
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