LUNARIAN

TileHead’s Word of the Day for 21 July 2011

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LUNARIAN  (n. pl. - S)

Definition(s):

1. (n.) a supposed inhabitant of the moon
2. (adj.) pertaining to living on the moon

Useful information for game players:

• Front hooks: (none)
• Back hooks: -S
• Anagrams: (none)
• Longer extensions: (none)
• Wraparounds: (none)
• Other Spellings: (none)
• Related Forms: (none)

Epilogue:
Familiar words such as LUNY (or LOONY), LUNAR, and LUNATIC derive from the Latin luna (“moon”).  So does LUNARIAN and the following delightful words you probably never knew but suddenly won’t be able to live without:

~ LUNULA (or LUNULE): a crescent-shaped mark or spot — see the base of the fingernail of your thumb for a nice illustration

~ MEZZALUNA: a crescent-shaped cutting utensil, used for chopping food ingredients

~ SUBLUNARY (or SUBLUNAR): existing or situated beneath the moon; hence, earthly or characteristic of this world and its affairs: mundane, material, temporal

~ SUPERLUNARY (or SUPERLUNAR): situated above or beyond the moon; hence, celestial, belonging to a higher world

This week’s theme: Words starting with the letter L

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