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FIRST QUARTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The first fourth of the Moon's period of revolution around the Earth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("first quarter" is a kind of...):
half-moon (the time at which the Moon is at first or last quarter when half its face is illuminated)