full moon

noun

: the moon with its whole apparent disk illuminated

Examples of full moon in a Sentence

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Known as the Pink Moon, or the Paschal Moon, this month’s full moon was the smallest full moon of 2025. Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2025 In the image, the girl group smiled while on a beach at night, as a bright, full moon could be seen in the sky behind them. Nicholas Rice, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025 Under the Libra full moon, make this adage your internal pep talk! Usa Today, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025 That’s because this full moon is a micromoon, meaning that Earth’s satellite is at or near its greatest orbital distance from our planet — and April’s is the smallest micromoon of the year. Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for full moon

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of full moon was before the 12th century

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“Full moon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full%20moon. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

full moon

noun
: the moon with its whole disk lighted
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