eclipses

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A form of eclipse — An alignment of astronomical objects whereby one object comes between the observer (or notional observer) and another object, thus obscuring the latter.

Less commonScrabble 12

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of eclipse
  2. pluralplural of eclipsis
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of eclipse
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