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obtenebration

obtenebration noun: the act of darkening, or darkness.

Noun

obtenebration

  1. (obsolete) The act of darkening, or darkness.
    • In every megrim or vertigo, there is an obtenebration joined with a semblance of turning round.1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted...

Origin of obtenebration

From Latin obtenebrate (“to make dark”).

Questions about obtenebration

What does obtenebration mean?
Obtenebration means the act of darkening, or darkness.
What part of speech is obtenebration?
Obtenebration is a noun.

Words near obtenebration in the dictionary

  1. obtenance
  2. obtend
  3. obtended
  4. obtending
  5. obtends
  6. obtenebration
  7. obtension
  8. obtention
  9. obtentions
  10. obtest
  11. obtestate

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