last quarter

/læst ˌkwɔrdər/
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Other forms: last quarters

Definitions of last quarter
  1. noun
    the last fourth of the Moon's period of revolution around the Earth
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    type of:
    half-moon
    the time at which the Moon is at first or last quarter when half its face is illuminated
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