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 (krwahsahn) |
| Spanish | creciente (kraythyentay) |
| Mandarin | 新月 (xīn yuè) |
| Hindi | क्रिसेंट (krisaynt) |
| Arabic | الهلال (ahlheelahl) |
| Russian | полумесяц (polumesiats) |
| Portuguese (EU) | crescente (kraysayngti) |
| Portuguese (BR) | crescente (kraysayngchew) |
| Japanese | 三日月 (mikazuki) |
| German | Halbmond (hahlbmawnt) |
| Urdu | ہلال (huhlahl) |
| Punjabi | ਚੰਦਰਮਾ (kyunduhruhmah) |
| Korean | 초승달 (coseungdal) |
| Hebrew | חֲצִי סַהַר (khahtseey sahahr) |
| Greek | ημισέληνος (emiselenos) |
| Dutch | halve maan (hahlvuh mahn) |
| Tagalog | gasuklay (gahsooklahy) |
| Vietnamese | hình lưỡi liềm (heeny lewuhy leeem) |
| Turkish | hilal (heelahl) |
| Persian | هلال (haylahl) |
| Polish | półksiężyc (poowkshenzhits) |
| Ukrainian | півмісяць (pivmisyats) |
| Bengali | অর্ধচন্দ্র (awrdawchawndraw) |
| Swedish | halvmåne (hahlvmohnuh) |
| Italian | mezzaluna (maydzahloonah) |
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