Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for LU'NA-CY
LUNA-CORNEALU'NAR, or LU'NAR-Y
LU'NA-CY, n. [from L. luna, the moon; W. llun, form, figure, image, the moon.]
- A species of insanity or madness, supposed to be influenced by the moon, or periodical in the month.
- Madness in general.
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