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eclipses
noun(eclipse)
the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another
eclipses
noun(eclipse)
the passing into the shadow of a celestial body
eclipses
noun(eclipse)
a falling into obscurity or decline; also : the state of being eclipsed
eclipses
verb(eclipse)
to cause an eclipse of: such as
eclipses
verb(eclipse)
obscure, darken
eclipses
verb(eclipse)
to reduce in importance or repute
eclipses
noun(eclipse)
an eclipse in which a thin outer ring of the sun's disk is not covered by the smaller dark disk of the moon
eclipses
noun(eclipse)
an eclipse in which the full moon passes partially or wholly through the umbra of the earth's shadow
eclipses
noun(eclipse)
an eclipse of the sun by the moon
eclipses
noun(eclipse)
an eclipse in which one celestial body is completely obscured by the shadow or body of another

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