OCCULTATION

PRONUNCIATION: (ah-kuhl-TAY-shuhn)

MEANING: noun:
1. The state of being hidden or blocked.
2. The passage of a celestial object in front of another, hiding it from view.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin occultare (to conceal), frequentative of occulere (to conceal), from culere (to hide). Earliest documented use: 1453.
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OSCULTATION - mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

OCCULTATICON - old mechanical device for displaying eclipses (see "orrery")

ROCCULTATION - commercialization of the the popularity and reputation of boxer Marciano