eclipse
/ɪkˈlɪps/ih-KLIPS
/ɪkˈlɪps/ih-KLIPS
Meaninga leaving out; a failing
Common meaning: the blocking of one body by another
- ecGreek ek-: out of
- lipsto leave, fall shortLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 882 · scan
‘out of’ + ‘to leave, fall short’ → eclipse
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek λείπω ‘to leave, fall short’.
Roots
- λείπω Greek “to leave, fall short”
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