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      penumbral
      adjective
      of or pertaining to the region of partial shadow around an umbra
      Roots
      paenepen- · Latin · almostumbraumbr- · Latin · shadowalis-al · Latin · pertaining to
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      The word penumbral breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: pen-, from Latin paene (“almost”); umbr, from Latin umbra (“shadow”); and -al, from Latin alis (“pertaining to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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