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Spanish
Etymology
From oscurecer + -miento.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /oskuɾeθiˈmjento/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /oskuɾesiˈmjento/
- Rhymes: -ento
- Syllabification: os‧cu‧re‧ci‧mien‧to
Noun
oscurecimiento m (plural oscurecimientos)
- darkening, dimming
2015 October 17, “Una presencia extraña en una estrella lejana desata las especulaciones”, in El País:Si se observa un oscurecimiento que se produce a intervalos regulares, se puede interpretar que ha pasado un planeta por delante de la estrella.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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