> An obsolete term for the phase of the moon between the
> last quarter and the new moon. It really ticks me off
> to see it described as a "waning crescent" -- literally
> an oxymoron.
An oxymoron, perhaps, but not "literally". :-)
> Luminescent: emitting light
>
> I'm not sure what the Latin technical term is for this ending ... gerund?
Participle. In English, "running" is a participle as an adjective, as
in "running water". "Running" would be a gerund as a noun, as in
"running is a sport".
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