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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 1 cres·cent n. Pronunciation: ' kre-s ə nt Function: noun Etymology: Middle English cressant, from Anglo-French, from present participle of crestre to grow, increase, from Latin crescere; akin to Old High German hirsi millet, Lithuanian šerti to feed, Greek koros boy Date: 15th century 1 a : the moon at any stage between new moon and first quarter and between last quarter and the succeeding new moon when less than half of the illuminated hemisphere is visible b : the figure of the moon at such a stage defined by a convex and a concave edge 2 : something shaped like a crescent –cres·cen·tic \kre- ' sen-tik, krə-\ adjective ]]> 2 crescent n. Function: adjective Etymology: Latin crescent-, crescens, present participle of crescere Date: 1574 : marked by an increase : INCREASING <my powers are crescent ― Shakespeare>]]>