- pronunciation:
- ih
klIps
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
When a body in space, such as the moon or sun, blocks the view of another body in space, it is called an eclipse. In an eclipse of the sun, we can't see the sun for a while because the moon is passing between the sun and the earth. While it is passing, it hides the sun from us.
We all went outside to watch the eclipse of the moon.
- similar words:
- block, conjunction, darkening
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Eclipse comes from
ekleipsis, an ancient Greek word that means "to leave its usual place."