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um·bra
 umbra
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- pronunciation:
- uhm
br
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
umbrae |
| definition 1: |
a shadow or darkened area.
- similar words:
- shade
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| definition 2: |
the darkest part of the shadow, from which all light is blocked, cast by one heavenly body on another, as in an eclipse or in the center of a sunspot. (Cf. penumbra.)
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| derivation: |
umbral (adj.) |
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