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PENUMBRA (penumbrae)
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Irregular inflected form: penumbrae
Dictionary entry overview: What does penumbra mean?
• PENUMBRA (noun)
The noun PENUMBRA has 1 sense:
1. a fringe region of partial shadow around an umbra
Familiarity information: PENUMBRA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fringe region of partial shadow around an umbra
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("penumbra" is a kind of...):
shadow (shade within clear boundaries)
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