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Rarepenumbra
The correct spelling is penumbra.
How to pronounce penumbra
/pəˈnʌmbɹə/
nounIPA: /pəˈnʌmbɹə/
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The correct spelling is penumbra. A partially shaded area around the edges of a shadow, especially an eclipse.
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Definition
noun
- 1.A partially shaded area around the edges of a shadow, especially an eclipse.
- 2.A region around the edge of a sunspot, darker than the sun's surface but lighter than the middle of the sunspot.
- 3.An area of uncertainty or intermediacy between two mutually exclusive states or categories.
- 4.An area that lies on the edge of something; a fringe.
- 5.Something related to, connected to, and implied by, the existence of something else that is necessary for the second thing to be full and complete in its essential aspects.
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