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Vocabulary Building Blocks: (58 Across) eclipse (Noun) The apparent dimming or elimination of light from one heavenly body by another. A lunar eclipse is caused by the passage of the moon through the earth's shadow. A solar
eclipse is caused by the passage of the moon between the sun and the
observer. Synonym: occultation. (Verb) 1. Cause an eclipse of (a
celestial body) by intervention. Synonym: darken, occult. 2. Exceed in
importance; outweigh. Synonym: overshadow. (Derived from: Old French from: Latin
from: Greek ek- out PLUS leipein to leave.
Did You Know? (41 Across) Sears, Roebuck and Company opened
its first store in Chicago in 1925 and 318 more stores in the next three
years, becoming the leading retailer in the United States throughout the 20th
century.
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