"fuscation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From Latin fuscare, fuscatum (“to make dark”), from fuscus (“dark”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|fuscare}} Latin fuscare Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} fuscation
  1. (entomology) A darkening; obscurity; obfuscation. Categories (topical): Entomology
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