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wane

Noun

∙ A gradual diminution in power, value, intensity etc.
∙ The lunar phase during which the sun seems to illuminate less of the moon as its sunlit area becomes progressively smaller as visible from Earth.
∙ The end of a period. literary
∙ A rounded corner caused by lack of wood, often showing bark. woodworking

Verb

∙ To progressively lose its splendor, value, ardor, power, intensity etc.; to decline. intransitive
∙ Said of light that dims or diminishes in strength. intransitive
∙ Said of the Moon as it passes through the phases of its monthly cycle where its surface is less and less visible. intransitive, astronomy
∙ Said of a time period that comes to an end. intransitive
∙ To decrease physically in size, amount, numbers or surface. intransitive, archaic
∙ To cause to decrease. transitive, obsolete

Noun

∙ A child. Scotland, slang

Noun

∙ A house or dwelling. chiefly Northern England and Scotland, obsolete

BABYLON ENGLISH
wane v.
diminish; decline; ebb, subside, dwindle; approach the end (of life, a period, etc.)
decreasing in brightness (of the moon); descent, lessening; approaching of the end (of a period of life, etc.)

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
wane
wane
\wane\ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. waned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. waning.] [oe. wanien, as. wanian, wonian, from wan, won, deficient, wanting; akin to d. wan-, g. wahnsinn, insanity, ohg. wan, wana-, lacking, wan&?;n to lessen, icel. vanr lacking, goth. vans; cf. gr. &?; bereaved, skr. &?;na wanting, inferior. &?;&?;&?;&?;. cf. want lack, and wanton.]
1. to be diminished; to decrease; -- contrasted with wax, and especially applied to the illuminated part of the moon. like the moon, aye wax ye and wane. waning moons their settled periods keep.
2. to decline; to fail; to sink. you saw but sorrow in its waning form. land and trade ever will wax and wane together. child.
wane
\wane\, v. t. to cause to decrease. [obs.] jonson.
wane
\wane\, n. 1. the decrease of the illuminated part of the moon to the eye of a spectator.
2. decline; failure; diminution; decrease; declension. an age in which the church is in its wane. though the year be on the wane.
3. an inequality in a board. [prov. eng.]
wane
\wane\, n. (forestry) the natural curvature of a log or of the edge of a board sawed from a log.
wane
n : a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) [syn: ebb, ebbing]
v

1. grow smaller; "interest in the project waned" [syn: decline, go down]

2. become smaller; "interest in his novels waned" [ant: wax]
3. decrease in phase; "the moon is waning" [ant: wax]

WORDNET 2.0
wane
Noun
1. a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
(synonym) ebb, ebbing
(hypernym) decline, diminution
(derivation) decline, go down
Verb
1. grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned"
(synonym) decline, go down
(hypernym) decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
(hyponym) dip
(derivation) ebb, ebbing
2. become smaller; "Interest in his novels waned"
(antonym) wax, mount, climb, rise
(hypernym) decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
(derivation) waning
3. decrease in phase; "the moon is waning"
(antonym) wax, full
(hypernym) decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
(derivation) ebb, ebbing

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
WANE
Wane may refer to:Shaun Wane (born 1964), English rugby league footballer and coachTaylor Wane (born 1968), British pornographic actress and modelWANE-TV, a television station (channel 15) licensed to Fort Wayne, Indiana, United StatesWax and Wane, 1982 song from Garlands album by Scottish band Cocteau TwinsWax and Wane, song from NZ/NYC musician David Watson's 'new music' composition for pipe bands, see: Bagpipes in jazzWane is the rounded edge on a piece of lumber.
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