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e·clipse / iˈklips/ • n. an obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination: an eclipse of the sun. ∎ fig. a loss of significance, power, or prominence in relation to another person or thing: the election result marked the eclipse of the traditional right and center.• v. [tr.] (often be eclipsed) (of a celestial body) obscure the light from or to (another celestial body): as the last piece of the sun was eclipsed by the moon. ∎  deprive (someone or something) of significance, power, or prominence: the state of the economy has eclipsed the environment as the main issue.PHRASES: in eclipse losing or having lost significance, power, or prominence: his political power was in eclipse.

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