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Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Dictionary Corner #40
Penumbra – noun (pl. penumbrae or penumbras)
The partially shaded outer region of the shadow casted by an object.
- DERIVATIVES penumbral adjective
- ORIGIN from Latin
paene
‘almost’ +
umbra
‘shadow’
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