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Occultation | Occultation \Oc`cul*ta"tion\, n. [L. occultatio a hiding, fr. occultare, v. intens. of occulere: cf. F. occultation. See {Occult}.] 1. (Astron.) The hiding of a heavenly body from sight by the intervention of some other of the heavenly bodies; -- applied especially to eclipses of stars and planets by the moon, and to the eclipses of satellites of planets by their primaries. [1913 Webster] 2. (Fig.:) The state of being occult. [1913 Webster] The reappearance of such an author after those long periods of occultation. --Jeffrey. [1913 Webster] {Circle of perpetual occultation}. See under {Circle}. [1913 Webster] |
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