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Umbra   /ˈəmbrə/   Listen
Umbra

noun
(pl. umbrae)
1.
A region of complete shadow resulting from total obstruction of light.





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"Umbra" Quotes from Famous Books



... thought the best-natured man in Pompeii, stared in surprise. The graceful Lepidus, who rarely spoke for fear of disturbing his features, ejaculated 'Hercle!' The parasite Clodius muttered 'AEdepol!' and the sixth banqueter, who was the umbra of Clodius, and whose duty it was to echo his richer friend, when he could not praise him—the parasite of a parasite—muttered ...
— The Last Days of Pompeii • Edward George Bulwer-Lytton


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