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[ US /əˈkɫɪps, iˈkɫɪps, ɪˈkɫɪps/ ]
[ UK /ɪklˈɪps/ ]

VERB

be greater in significance than
the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness
cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention
The Sun eclipses the moon today
Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies

NOUN

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One cloud is enough to eclipse all the sun.
A rare total eclipse of the moon will make your emotions a useful bit tougher and ambitions stronger. The Sun
The total eclipse begins when the Moon is fully inside the umbra, but it won't be completely blacked out.
The partial phase of such an eclipse lasts for much longer, some hours.
Granny viewed the eclipse by projecting the sun's image on to a sheet through her binoculars.
During the eclipse, the moon passed between the sun and the Earth, leaving a bright rim of fire.
a partial eclipse
When the Moon is fully immersed in the umbra a total lunar eclipse occurs.
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