ECLIPSE, ECLIPSING
NOUNS
► CLIPSE eclipse → 1894 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► DEFAULT OF THE SUN an eclipse → 1520 obs.
► ECLIPSATION the act of eclipsing or state of being eclipsed → 1471 obs.
► PRODIGY something extraordinary, such as an eclipse or meteor 1751 → US
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