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total lunar eclipse comparison table

Subject	has definition	is a kind of	is an instance of
lunar eclipse	An eclipse in which the Moon passes through the shadow cast by the Earth.	eclipse
total lunar eclipse	An eclipse in which the Moon passes through the shadow cast by the Earth, the Moon passing completely through the Earth's umbra.		lunar eclipse

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