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crescent(dictionary)
Red Crescent(dictionary)
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crescent(1)(dictionary)
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Fertile Crescent(dictionary)
Fertile Crescent(encyclopedia)
articular crescent(medicine)

crescent (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: creissant, from creistre 'to grow, increase', from Latin crescere]
a curved shape that is wider in the middle and pointed at the ends
::a small crescent of pastry topped with cheese
::a crescent moon
the curved shape that is used as a sign of the Muslim religion
a street with a curved shape - often used in the names of streets