umbrella
Betekenis
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- A cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun.
- Anything that provides protection.
- Something that covers a wide range of concepts, purposes, groups, etc.
- The main body of a jellyfish, excluding the tentacles.
- An umbrella-shaped reflector with a white or silvery inner surface, used to diffuse a nearby light.
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Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ʌmˈbɹɛlə/
Etymologie
Borrowed from Italian ombrella, umbrella (“parasol, sunshade”), diminutive of ombra (“shade”) (or from a Late Latin or Medieval Latin umbrella), from Latin umbra (“shadow”).
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