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noun
The first meeting between people of two previously unknown cultures.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, sciences
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noun
The first meeting between humans and extraterrestrials.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
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noun
The moment, during an eclipse or transit, when the apparent positions of the two bodies first touch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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