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“umbra”
umbra (s), umbrae (pl)
1. A dark area, especially the blackest part of a shadow caused by light from all points of a source being prevented from reaching the area, usually by an opaque object.
2. In astronomy, the shadow region over an area of the earth where a solar eclipse is total.
3. The darkest region of a sunspot.
4. A shade; such as, a ghost.
2. In astronomy, the shadow region over an area of the earth where a solar eclipse is total.
3. The darkest region of a sunspot.
4. A shade; such as, a ghost.
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umbra-, umbro-, umbr-, umbel-
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(Latin: shade, shadow)
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“umbra”
Pulvis et umbra (sumus).
We are but dust and shadow.
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Latin Proverbs, Mottoes, Phrases, and Words: Group P
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pulver-, pulv-, pulvi- +
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umbra-, umbro-, umbr-, umbel-
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