crescent
noun/ˈkresnt/, /ˈkreznt/
/ˈkresnt/
- [countable] a curved shape that is wide in the middle and pointed at each end
- a crescent moon
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- [countable] (often used in street names) a curved street with a row of houses on it
- I live at 7 Park Crescent.
- the city of Bath, with its elegant squares and crescents
- the Crescent[singular] the curved shape that is used as a symbol of Islam see also Red Crescent
Word Originlate Middle English cressant, from Old French creissant, from Latin crescere ‘grow’. The spelling change in the 17th century was due to the influence of the Latin.
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