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Umbr Meaning Latin Umbra Shadow Familiar Umbrella Ending

word UMBR
meaning UMBR comes from the Latin umbra, meaning “shadow.” Thus, the familiar umbrella, with its ending meaning “little,” casts a “little shadow” to keep off the sun or the rain.

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