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    eclipse - Dictionary definition and meaning for word eclipse

    Definition
    (noun) one celestial body obscures another
    Synonyms : occultation
    Definition
    (verb) be greater in significance than
    Synonyms : dominate , overshadow
    Example Sentence
    • the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness
    Definition
    (verb) cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention
    Synonyms : occult
    Example Sentence
    • The Sun eclipses the moon today
    • Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies
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during the total solar eclipse one heavenly body covers another heavenly body making the other one barely visible

eclipse: e (this) clip se(see); See this clip so dark cannot understand anything.

EK(ONE)LIPS(HONTH)IF ONE LIP COVERED BY ANOTHER THEN THERE IS ECLIPS


Word used in video below:
text: Whoa! Solar eclipse.
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