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lunisolar

adjective
lu·​ni·​so·​lar | \ ˌlü-ni-ˈsō-lər also -ˌlär How to pronounce lunisolar (audio) \

Definition of lunisolar

: relating or attributed to the moon and the sun

Examples of lunisolar in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 Holi is a national holiday that usually occurs in March on the last full moon day of the Hindu lunisolar calendar month. — Lisa Marie Segarra, Time, "Why Holi Is the 'Festival of Colors'," 2 Mar. 2018 The first day of this Chinese New Year, based on the lunisolar calendar, was Saturday. — Tomoya Shimura, Orange County Register, "Irvine Chinese School celebrates Year of the Rooster," 30 Jan. 2017

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First Known Use of lunisolar

1691, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for lunisolar

Latin luna moon + English -i- + solar

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