crescent
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The meaning (definition) of the word crescent
a curved shape like a thin slice of the moon
The word crescent used in a sentence
“We saw a crescent moon in the night sky shaped like a smile.”
The plural of the word crescent
crescents
How the word crescent is said around the world
| French | croissant (krwah-SAHN) |
| Spanish | creciente (krayth-YEN-tay) |
| Mandarin | 新月 (sheen eyeway) |
| Hindi | क्रिसेंट (kri-SAYNT) |
| Arabic | الهلال (ahl-HEE-lahl) |
| Russian | полумесяц (pu-loo-MYAY-syuts) |
| Portuguese (EU) | crescente (kray-SAYNG-ti) |
| Portuguese (BR) | crescente (kray-SAYNG-chew) |
| Japanese | 三日月 (mee-kah-ZU-kee) |
| German | Halbmond (HAHLB-mawnt) |
| Urdu | ہلال (huh-LAHL) |
| Punjabi | ਅਰਧਚੰਦਰਮਾ (ar-dah-CHUN-dar-mah) |
| Korean | 초승달 (choh-SUNG-dahl) |
| Hebrew | חֲצִי סַהַר (KHAH-tseey SAH-ahr) |
| Greek | ημισέληνος (ee-mee-SAY-lee-nohs) |
| Dutch | halve maan (HAHL-vuh mahn) |
| Tagalog | gasuklay (gah-SOOK-lahy) |
| Vietnamese | hình lưỡi liềm (heeny LEW-uhy LEE-em) |
| Turkish | hilal (hee-LAHL) |
| Persian | هلال (HAY-lahl) |
| Polish | półksiężyc (poowk-SHEN-zhits) |
| Ukrainian | півмісяць (peev-MEES-yahts) |
| Bengali | অর্ধচন্দ্র (AWR-daw-chawnd-raw) |
| Swedish | halvmåne (HAHLV-moh-nuh) |
| Italian | mezzaluna (may-dzah-LOO-nah) |
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