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Raredemilune
The correct spelling is demilune.
How to pronounce demilune
noun
IPA: /ˈdɛmɪluːn/
Say it like: Dem-ilu-ne
The correct spelling is demilune. A fortification constructed beyond the main ditch of a fortress, and in front of the curtain between two bastions, intended to defend the curtain; a ravelin.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A fortification constructed beyond the main ditch of a fortress, and in front of the curtain between two bastions, intended to defend the curtain; a ravelin.
- 2.A crescentic mass of granular protoplasm present in the salivary glands.
adjective
- 1.(of furniture) In the shape of a half-moon, i.e. semicircular.
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