PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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finis eclipsis ‘the time at which an eclipse ends’

Latin. – Grammar: noun.

References: Alm. minor Zepeda: IV.2
Synonyms:
finis detectionis[Alm. minor Zepeda: VI principles]