How to pronounce crescent
American English pronunciation
KRES-unt
- IPA
- /ˈkɹɛsənt/
- Syllables
- KRES · unt (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What crescent means
A thin curved shape, like the moon when only a sliver shows
In a sentence: Tonight the moon was just a thin silver crescent, like a smile in the sky.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word meaning "growing," used for the moon as it grows bigger. The curved French roll called a croissant gets its name from the same word.
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