See Also: Ostensible(medicine)
ostensible(dictionary)
ostensible(dictionary)
OSTENSIBLE PARTNER(law)

new moon (oh) and ostensible (oh)


new moon (oh)



n
[C usually singular] the moon when it first appears in the sky as a thin crescent
[U] the time of the month at which the moon is first seen
-see also full moon full moon, half moon half moon

ostensible (oh)



[Date: 1700-1800; Language: French; Origin: Latin ostendere 'to show']
seeming to be the reason for or the purpose of something, but usually hiding the real reason or purpose
ostensible reason/purpose/aim
::The ostensible reason for his resignation was ill Health.