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Noun: eclipse  i'klips
  1. One celestial body obscures another
    - occultation
Verb: eclipse  i'klips
  1. Be greater in significance than
    - overshadow, dominate
     
  2. Cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention
    "The Sun eclipses the moon today"
    - occult

Derived forms: eclipsed, eclipsing, eclipses

Type of: break, brood, bulk large, hover, interruption, loom, overshadow

Encyclopedia: Eclipse

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