SUPERMOON

Etymology

Noun

supermoon (plural supermoons)

(astrology, astronomy) a full moon or new moon, when the Earth–Moon distance is in the lowest tenth of its range

Usage notes

Some claim this is not a syzygy unless a solar eclipse or lunar eclipse also occurs, but most references disagree.

Synonyms

• perigee moon

Noun

Supermoon (plural Supermoons)

(astrology, astronomy) Alternative form of supermoon

Noun

SuperMoon (plural SuperMoons)

(astrology) Alternative form of supermoon

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

24 May 2025

EARTHSHAKING

(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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