Noun
an eclipse of the sun
The popularity of television led to the eclipse of the radio drama.
an artist whose reputation has long been in eclipseVerb
The sun was partially eclipsed by the moon.
Train travel was eclipsed by the growth of commercial airlines.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Guests will get to enjoy the eclipse off the Spanish coast.—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 31 July 2024 In April, Carson chatted with PEOPLE at Today's eclipse viewing at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, sharing that his son Jackson had been learning how to drive.—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 22 July 2024
Verb
For many locals, the South Bay, with its profusion of Japanese supermarkets and restaurants, has eclipsed Little Tokyo for everyday shopping and eating.—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024 The movie was eclipsed in 2023 by Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.—Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 29 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for eclipse
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Word History
Etymology
Noun
borrowed from Middle English eclipse, clips, borrowed from Anglo-French eclyps, eclypse, borrowed from Latin eclīpsis, borrowed from Greek ékleipsis "abandonment, failure, cessation, obscuring of a celestial body by another," from ekleípein "to leave out, abandon, cease, die, be obscured (of a celestial body)" (from ek-ec- + leípein "to leave, quit, be missing") + -sis-sis — more at delinquent entry 2
Verb
Middle English eclypsen, clypsen, derivative of eclipseeclipse entry 1, probably after Medieval Latin eclīpsāre or Middle French esclipser
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