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Lu·na

 (lo͞o′nə)
n. Roman Mythology
The goddess of the moon.

[Latin Lūna, from lūna, moon; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.]
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Luna

(ˈluːnə)
n
1. (Alchemy) the alchemical name for silver
2. (Classical Myth & Legend) the Roman goddess of the moon. Greek counterpart: Selene
[from Latin: moon]

Luna

(ˈluːnə) or

Lunik

n
(Astronautics) any of a series of Soviet lunar space-probes, one of which, Luna 9, made the first soft landing on the moon (1966)
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Lu•na

(ˈlu nə)

n.
1. the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon.
2. (in alchemy) silver.
[< Latin lūna the moon]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Luna - (Roman mythology) the goddess of the MoonLuna - (Roman mythology) the goddess of the Moon; counterpart of Greek Selene
Roman mythology - the mythology of the ancient Romans
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To which Don Quixote replied, "She is not of the ancient Roman Curtii, Caii, or Scipios, nor of the modern Colonnas or Orsini, nor of the Moncadas or Requesenes of Catalonia, nor yet of the Rebellas or Villanovas of Valencia; Palafoxes, Nuzas, Rocabertis, Corellas, Lunas, Alagones, Urreas, Foces, or Gurreas of Aragon; Cerdas, Manriques, Mendozas, or Guzmans of Castile; Alencastros, Pallas, or Meneses of Portugal; but she is of those of El Toboso of La Mancha, a lineage that though modern, may furnish a source of gentle blood for the most illustrious families of the ages that are to come, and this let none dispute with me save on the condition that Zerbino placed at the foot of the trophy of Orlando's arms, saying,
'Ice-cream soda and buck-wheat cakes, and a happy evening at lovely Luna Park.'
It was a moonlight night-- mild Luna shedding a balmy light on surrounding objects, and, if possible, rendering my heart more sensitive than ever.
Then, regardless of cover, regardless of the Asiatic airship hovering like a huge house roof without walls above the Suspension Bridge, he sprinted along towards the north and came out for the first time upon that rocky point by Luna Island that looks sheer down upon the American Fall.
The two Lunas and the Hidalgo, together with all the other works on sale, can be previewed at Three Salcedo Place daily from 10 a.m.
Lunas said initial investigation indicated that the fire started at the cold storage room of the supermarket warehouse.
The Lunas, who were born and raised in Badoc town in Ilocos Norte province, were Resurreccion's grand uncles.