lunation

n.
The time that elapses between successive new moons, averaging 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes; a lunar month.

[Middle English lunacioun, from Medieval Latin lūnātiō, lūnātiōn-, from Latin lūna. See lunar.]

Synodic month.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the period between successive new moons (29.531 days)
  Synonyms: lunar month, moon, synodic month

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Français (French)
n. - mois synodique (de la lune)

Español (Spanish)
n. - lunación

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