Meaning of the word eclipses in English
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eclipses
US /ɪˈklɪpsɪz/
UK /ɪˈklɪpsɪz/
Noun
an obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination
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Solar eclipses are rare and spectacular events.
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Lunar eclipses occur when the Earth passes directly between the Moon and the Sun.
Verb
to make less important or popular; to overshadow
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Her brilliant performance eclipses all others.
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The new scandal eclipses the previous one.
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