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Definition of Lune

1. n. Anything in the shape of a half moon.

Definition of Lune

1. Noun. (obsolete) A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak ¹

2. Noun. A concave figure formed by the intersection of the arcs of two circles on a plane, or on a sphere the intersection between two great semicircles ¹

3. Noun. Anything crescent-shaped ¹

4. Noun. (context: hawking) A leash for a hawk ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lune

1. a crescent-shaped figure [n -S]

Medical Definition of Lune

1. 1. Anything in the shape of a half moon. 2. A figure in the form of a crescent, bounded by two intersecting arcs of circles. 3. A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak. "These dangerous, unsafe lunes i' the king." (Shak) Origin: L. Luna moon: cf. F. Lune. See Luna. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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