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eclipsi

Pronunciation: [əˈklip.si]

“eclipsi” is a Catalan word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. eclipse

In Catalan

  1. Fenomen visual que succeeix quan dos cossos celestes queden en la mateixa línia de visió, quedant un amagat pel que està al seu davant.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin eclīpsis, from Ancient Greek ἔκλειψις (ékleipsis, “eclipse”), from ἐκλείπω (ekleípō, “to abandon”), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) and λείπω (leípō, “to leave behind”).

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