1 [C] a curved shape that is wide in the middle and pointed at each end:
a crescent moon
2 [C] (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
3 (the Crescent) [sing.] the curved shape that is used as a symbol of Islam
seealsoTHEREDCRESCENT
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