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umbræ

umbræ is the plural of umbra.

Meaning of umbra

Noun

umbra (plural umbras or umbrae or (obsolete) umbræ)

  1. The fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object.
    1. The area on the earth or moon experiencing the total phase of an eclipse.
  2. The central region of a sunspot.
  3. (literary) A shadow.
  4. (archaic) An uninvited guest brought along by one who was invited.
  5. One of the family Umbridae of mudminnows.

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Questions about umbræ

What is umbræ the plural of?
Umbræ is the plural of umbra.

Words near umbræ in the dictionary

  1. umbrose
  2. umbrosianin
  3. umbrosity
  4. umbrous
  5. umbrously
  6. umbræ
  7. Umbrărești
  8. umbu
  9. Umbundu
  10. umburana
  11. umburanas

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Adapted from Wiktionary: umbræ (page history and authors); umbra (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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