- noun
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- blocking of the light of the sun or of the moon (when the earth's shadow falls on it) [Barron]
- a falling into obscurity or decline; also: the state of being eclipsed [Taisha]
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- Wiktionary:
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- WordNet:
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- Merriam-Webster Online:
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- MSN Encarta:
- eclipse @ Encarta
- American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language:
- eclipse @ AHD provided by Yahoo! Education
- Answers.com:
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