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lunar eclipse

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. lunar eclipse (noun)
  2. partial lunar eclipse (noun)
  3. penumbral lunar eclipse (noun)
  4. total lunar eclipse (noun)

lunar eclipse

noun

Definition of LUNAR ECLIPSE

: an eclipse in which the full moon passes partially or wholly through the umbra of the earth's shadow
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First Known Use of LUNAR ECLIPSE

1667

Rhymes with LUNAR ECLIPSE

apocalypse, solar eclipse, total eclipse

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