- 1[countable] a curved shape that is wide in the middle and pointed at each end a crescent moon
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- 2[countable] (often used in street names) a curved street with a row of houses on it I live at 7 Park Crescent. the city of Bath, with its elegant squares and crescents
- 3the Crescent [singular] the curved shape that is used as a symbol of Islam see also Red Crescent
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