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Native Script:일식과 월식은 우주에서 일어나는 신비로운 현상입니다.
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sik
"일식과 월식은 우주에서 일어나는 신비로운 현상입니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
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.
"Crowds gathered with protective glasses to witness the rare total solar eclipse."
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To deprive (someone or something) of significance, power, or prominence by comparison.
"Her remarkable performance in the final act threatened to eclipse the lead actor."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek word 'ekleipsis', meaning 'abandonment', 'downfall', or 'omission', stemming from 'ekleipeitai' (to fail to appear). It passed into Latin as 'eclipsis' before entering Middle English via Old French in the 14th century, initially referring strictly to astronomical obscurations before broadening metaphorically to mean any loss of light, power, or prominence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Eclipse" is said worldwide
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éclipse
Transliteration: éclipse
"L'éclipse solaire a duré plus de quatre minutes."
Finsternis
Transliteration: Finsternis
"Die totale Sonnenfinsternis war ein faszinierendes Naturschauspiel."
eclissi
Transliteration: eclissi
"Molti scienziati hanno viaggiato per osservare l'eclissi lunare."
eclipse
Transliteration: eclipse
"El eclipse total dejó la ciudad a oscuras durante unos minutos."
eclipse
Transliteration: eclipse
"O eclipse solar atraiu turistas de todo o mundo."
ग्रहण
Transliteration: grahan
"वैज्ञानिकों ने चंद्र ग्रहण का अध्ययन किया।"
日食 / 月食
Transliteration: rìshí / yuèshí
Script: 日食
"我们在晴朗的夜空看到了月食。"
식
Transliteration: sik
Script: 일식과 월식은 우주에서 일어나는 신비로운 현상입니다.
"일식과 월식은 우주에서 일어나는 신비로운 현상입니다."
日食 / 月食
Transliteration: nisshoku / gesshoku
Script: 日食
"多くの人々が安全グラスをつけて日食を見た。"
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