How to Pronounce Lunate

To pronounce "lunate", say LUN-at-e — 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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Letters

LUN-at-e

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"lunate" has 3 syllables: lun-at-e.

What does lunate mean?

noun

  1. A small stone artifact, probably an arrowhead, with a blunt straight edge and a sharpened, crescent-shaped back, especially characteristic of the Mesolithic Period
  2. The lunate bone

adjective

  1. Shaped like a crescent.

    “a lunate beak”

Related words

semilunarcrescent-shapedcrescentroundedbicephalousaperturedislocatedlunar

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How many syllables are in "lunate"?▾

"Lunate" has 3 syllables: lun · at · e.

What does "lunate" mean?▾

Lunate: A small stone artifact, probably an arrowhead, with a blunt straight edge and a sharpened, crescent-shaped back, especially characteristic of the Mesolithic Period

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