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demilune

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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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noun

  1. 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. 2.A crescentic mass of granular protoplasm present in the salivary glands.

adjective

  1. 1.(of furniture) In the shape of a half-moon, i.e. semicircular.

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