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occultation definition

oc·cul·ta·tion (äk′ul tā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. the state of becoming hidden or of disappearing from view
  2. Astron. the disappearance of a celestial body behind a closer, apparently larger celestial body

Etymology: ME occultacioun < L occultatio, a hiding < occultus: see occult

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