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Rarewane
The correct spelling is wane.
How to pronounce wane
/weɪn/
nounIPA: /weɪn/
Say it like: Wan-e
The correct spelling is wane. A gradual diminution in power, value, intensity etc.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A gradual diminution in power, value, intensity etc.
- 2.The lunar phase during which the sun seems to illuminate less of the moon as its sunlit area becomes progressively smaller as visible from Earth.
- 3.The end of a period.
- 4.A rounded corner caused by lack of wood, often showing bark.
- 5.A child.
verb
- 1.To progressively lose its splendor, value, ardor, power, intensity etc.; to decline.
- 2.Said of light that dims or diminishes in strength.
- 3.Said of the Moon as it passes through the phases of its monthly cycle where its surface is less and less visible.
- 4.Said of a time period that comes to an end.
- 5.To decrease physically in size, amount, numbers or surface.
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