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Ancient Greek word root · Earth & Sky

selen-: moon

selen- is an Ancient Greek root meaning “moon”. Learn its variants and explore 0 connected words.

Meaning and variants

Meaning: moon

Root forms: selen-, seleno-

Source word: σελήνη — moon

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