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umbra
noun(um-bra)
a conical shadow excluding all light from a given source; specifically : the conical part of the shadow of a celestial body excluding all light from the primary source
umbra
noun(um-bra)
the central dark part of a sunspot
umbra
noun(um-bra)
a shaded area
umbra
Latin quotation from {i_link|Lucan|Lucan:b}(um-bra)
the shadow of a great name : one whose early greatness has been attenuated

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