ˈkresnt

  • 1Fruchtbarer Halbmond — Fruchtbarer Halbmond,   Fertile Crescent [ fəːtaɪl kresnt, englisch], von J. H. Breasted eingeführte Bezeichnung für die im Regenfeldbau (ohne Bewässerung) nutzbaren Steppenlandschaften Jordaniens, Libanons, Israels, Syriens, der Türkei, Iraks… …

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  • 2crescent — cres·cent || kresnt n. object shaped like a new moon, thin curving shape which comes to a point at both ends; phase of the moon when it is shaped as a C, new moon, moon in its last quarter; symbol for Islam; bread roll in the shape of a C adj.… …

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  • 3crescents — cres·cent || kresnt n. object shaped like a new moon, thin curving shape which comes to a point at both ends; phase of the moon when it is shaped as a C, new moon, moon in its last quarter; symbol for Islam; bread roll in the shape of a C adj.… …

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  • 4decrescent — de·cres·cent || dɪ kresnt adj. becoming gradually smaller …

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