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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Obtenebrationnoun

    Darkness; the state of being darkened; the act of darkening; cloudiness.

    Etymology: ob and tenebræ, Latin.

    In every megrim or vertigo, there is an obtenebration joined with a semblance of turning round. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Obtenebrationnoun

    the act of darkening; the state of being darkened; darkness

  2. Etymology: [L. obtenebrate to make dark.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of obtenebration in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of obtenebration in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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