Definitions
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- noun Hawaii A
foreman on aplantation . - noun entomology A
luna moth : a member of species Actias luna.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Hillary and I came to Mexico 24 years ago for what I believe you call our luna de miel -- our honeymoon.
Remarks By President To Business Community Of Merida Mexico ITY National Archives 1999
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Hillary and I came to Mexico 24 years ago for what I believe you call our luna de miel -- our honeymoon.
Remarks By President To Business Community Of Merida Mexico ITY National Archives 1999
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Lunatic comes from the Latin word "luna," which means "moon," and the suffix "atic," which means "I think you misspelled 'attic.'
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Then there is the reference to the moon the term lunatic derives from luna, the Latin word for moon.
Bedlam Catharine Arnold 2008
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Then there is the reference to the moon the term lunatic derives from luna, the Latin word for moon.
Bedlam Catharine Arnold 2008
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Then there is the reference to the moon the term lunatic derives from luna, the Latin word for moon.
Bedlam Catharine Arnold 2008
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That was one reason they were called luna-ticks: they were crazy.
The Color of Her Panties Anthony, Piers 1992
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That was one reason they were called luna-ticks: they were crazy.
The Color of Her Panties Anthony, Piers 1992
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A "luna," or boss, usually a white man, rode through the cane fields on horseback, wielding a whip to keep order.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Faces of America: The Yamaguchi Story -- How an Immigrant Farmer Paved the Way for Success Jr. Henry Louis Gates 2010
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A "luna," or boss, usually a white man, rode through the cane fields on horseback, wielding a whip to keep order.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Faces of America: The Yamaguchi Story -- How an Immigrant Farmer Paved the Way for Success Jr. Henry Louis Gates 2010
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