Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for OC-CULT-A'TION
OC-CULT-A'TION, n. [L. occultatio.]
- A hiding; also, the time a star or planet is hid from our sight, when eclipsed by the interposition of the body of a planet. Encyc.
- In astronomy, the hiding of a star or planet from our sight, by passing behind some other of the heavenly bodies.
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