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gibbous
/ˈɡɪbəs/
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What does gibbous mean?
adjective
- Curved or bulged outward.
- Having more than half (but not the whole) of its disc illuminated.
- Humpbacked.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈɡɪbəs/
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/ˈd͡ʒɪbəs/
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So gaunt against the gibbous moon, Piercing the silence velvet-piled, A lone wolf howls his ancient rune -- The fell arch-spirit of the Wild.
In fact, what these gibbous human shapes specially represented was ready money—money insistently ready—not ready next year like a nobleman’s—often not merely ready at the bank like a professional man’s, but ready in their large plump hands.