SELEN(O)
\sˈɛlən ˈə͡ʊ], \sˈɛlən ˈəʊ], \s_ˈɛ_l_ə_n__ ˈəʊ]\
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comb, form of Greek selene moon; -centric, as seen &c. from centre of moon; selenodont, (mammal) with crescent-ridges on crowns of teeth; -GRAPHY, study or mapping of the moon, so -graph (1), -grapher, -graphic; -logy, -logist; -tropic, curving towards the moon (of plant-organs influenced in growth thus), so -tropism, -tropy.
By Sir Augustus Henry
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