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Word: Umbra
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century (denoting a phantom or ghost): from Latin, literally ‘shade’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈʌmbrə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object, especially the area on the earth or moon experiencing the total phase of an eclipse.
Short Definition:fully shaded inner region of shadow cast by opaque object
Definition:
shadow or darkness
Short Definition:shadow or darkness
Examples:- an impenetrable umbra seemed to fill every inch of the museum
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