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totality
1. The whole amount.
2. The state of being complete or total.
3. The sum or total amount of something.
4. The stage, or phase, of an eclipse (of the moon) when light is completely obscured.
2. The state of being complete or total.
3. The sum or total amount of something.
4. The stage, or phase, of an eclipse (of the moon) when light is completely obscured.
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totality
The moment during a total solar eclipse during which the sun completely disappears from view.
The light of totality is much brighter than that of the full moon but is quite different in color. The duration of totality is brief, typically lasting two to five minutes.
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