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umbration

umbration noun: adumbration; shadow or outline.

Noun

umbration (plural umbrations)

  1. (uncommon) Adumbration; shadow or outline.
    • ... but for similitude of properties and Divine gifts; which, though resembling, are yet but faint shadows and umbrations of that sublime nature;[…]1850, John Evelyn, The History of Religion. A Rational Account of the True Religion ... Now First Published ... from the Original MS. ... Edited, with Notes, by ... R. M. Evanson, page 192

Forms of umbration

pluralumbrations

Origin of umbration

From umbra + -ation.

Questions about umbration

What does umbration mean?
Umbration means adumbration; shadow or outline.
What part of speech is umbration?
Umbration is a noun.
What is the plural of umbration?
The plural of umbration is umbrations.

Words near umbration in the dictionary

  1. umbraticolous
  2. umbratile
  3. umbratiles
  4. umbratilous
  5. umbrating
  6. umbration
  7. umbraviral
  8. umbravirus
  9. umbraviruses
  10. umbre
  11. umbrel

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