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occult

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin occultus (hidden, secret).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /??k.?lt/, /??k?lt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /??k?lt/
  • Rhymes: -?lt

Verb

occult (third-person singular simple present occults, present participle occulting, simple past and past participle occulted)

  1. (transitive, astronomy) To cover or hide from view.
    The Earth occults the Moon during a lunar eclipse.
  2. (transitive, rare) To dissimulate, conceal, or obfuscate.

Translations

Adjective

occult (comparative more occult, superlative most occult)

  1. (medicine) Secret; hidden from general knowledge; undetected.
  2. Related to the occult; pertaining to mysticism, magic, or astrology.
  3. Esoteric.
    • Elbows almost touching they leaned at ease, idly reading the almost obliterated lines engraved there. ¶ "I never understood it," she observed, lightly scornful. "What occult meaning has a sun-dial for the spooney? I'm sure I don't want to read riddles in a strange gentleman's optics."

Derived terms

  • occult line

Translations

Noun

occult (uncountable)

  1. (usually with "the") Supernatural affairs.

Translations

Related terms

  • occultation
  • occultive

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phenomena

English

Etymology

The plural form of phenomenon, formed according to the Ancient Greek -?? (-on) ? -? (-a) pluralisation pattern.

Alternative forms

  • phænomena (archaic)
  • phœnomena (archaic, erroneous)

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /f??n?m?n?/
  • (US) IPA(key): /f??n?m?n?/

Noun

phenomena pl

  1. plural of phenomenon

Usage notes

  • May occasionally be used as a singular. This is generally considered an error. Compare criteria.

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