Noun
an eclipse of the sun
The popularity of television led to the eclipse of the radio drama.
an artist whose reputation has long been in eclipseVerb
The sun was partially eclipsed by the moon.
Train travel was eclipsed by the growth of commercial airlines.
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Noun
With the sun shining in your sign until September 22 and both eclipses activating your axis of self and relationships, this month pushes you into taking initiative in your life.—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025 Each eclipse has left its mark on Dior, and Anderson’s first womenswear show at Paris Fashion Week will be no different.—Maya Alzaben, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
In 21 games played, he's eclipsed the 100-yard mark just twice.—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025 Her life had been eclipsed by a media sensation, and justice for her was, in my opinion, not achieved fully.—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for eclipse
Word History
Etymology
Noun
borrowed from Middle English eclipse, clips, borrowed from Anglo-French eclyps, eclypse, borrowed from Latin eclīpsis, borrowed from Greek ékleipsis "abandonment, failure, cessation, obscuring of a celestial body by another," from ekleípein "to leave out, abandon, cease, die, be obscured (of a celestial body)" (from ek-ec- + leípein "to leave, quit, be missing") + -sis-sis — more at delinquent entry 2
Verb
Middle English eclypsen, clypsen, derivative of eclipseeclipse entry 1, probably after Medieval Latin eclīpsāre or Middle French esclipser
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