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umbraphile

umbraphile
 n.— «Umbraphiles, having endured nearly two and a half years of withdrawal, will no doubt rejoice at the coming of this, the first total solar eclipse since March 2006.» —by Philip S. Harrington Eclipse! Sept. 1, 1997. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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