eclipse
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The meaning (definition) of the word eclipse
when the moon blocks the sun or Earth blocks sunlight
The word eclipse used in a sentence
“During an eclipse, the moon moves in front of the sun.”
The plural of the word eclipse
eclipses
How the word eclipse is said around the world
| French | éclipse (aykleeps) |
| Spanish | eclipse (aykleepsay) |
| Mandarin | 蚀 (shí) |
| Hindi | ग्रहण (gruhn) |
| Arabic | كسوف (koosoof) |
| Russian | затмение (zatmenie) |
| Portuguese (EU) | eclipse (aykleepsi) |
| Portuguese (BR) | eclipse (aykleepsew) |
| Japanese | 日食 (nisshoku) |
| German | Finsternis (finsturnis) |
| Urdu | چاند گرہن (kyahnd guruhuhn) |
| Punjabi | ਗ੍ਰਹਿਣ (gruhin) |
| Korean | 식 (sig) |
| Hebrew | לְהַאֲפִּיל (lhahpeeyl) |
| Greek | έκλειψη (ekleipse) |
| Dutch | verduistering (vuhrderewstuhring) |
| Tagalog | eklipse (uhkleepsuh) |
| Vietnamese | nhật thực (nyuht tewky) |
| Turkish | tutulma (tootuulmah) |
| Persian | خسوف (khohsoof) |
| Polish | zaćmienie (zahchmyenye) |
| Ukrainian | затемнення (zatemnennya) |
| Bengali | গ্রহণ (grohawn) |
| Swedish | förmörkelse (ferrmerrkuhlsuh) |
| Italian | eclissi (aykleessi) |
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