obscuration
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skyʊˈreɪ
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obscure (əbˈskjʊə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | unclear or abstruse |
| 2. | indistinct, vague, or indefinite |
| 3. | inconspicuous or unimportant |
| 4. | hidden, secret, or remote |
| 5. | (of a vowel) reduced to or transformed into a neutral vowel () |
| 6. | gloomy, dark, clouded, or dim |
| —vb | |
| 7. | to make unclear, vague, or hidden |
| 8. | to cover or cloud over |
| 9. | phonetics to pronounce (a vowel) with articulation that causes it to become a neutral sound represented by () |
| —n | |
| 10. | a rare word for obscurity |
| [C14: via Old French from Latin obscūrus dark] | |
| obscuration | |
| —n | |
| ob'scurely | |
| —adv | |
| ob'scureness | |
| —n | |
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Obscuration
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
obscuration
late 15c., from L. obscurationem, noun of action from obscurare (see obscure).
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Example sentences
In fact, satellite estimates of sea surface temperature were hindered because of obscuration by the smoke.
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