Obtenebration

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Obtenebration \Ob*ten`e*bra"tion\, n. [L. obtenebrate to make
     dark.]
     The act of darkening; the state of being darkened; darkness.
     [Obs.]
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           In every megrim or vertigo, there is an obtenebration
           joined with a semblance of turning round. --Bacon.
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