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diamond anniversary
diamond bird
Diamond Head
diamond in the rough
diamond jubilee
diamond lane
diamond point
diamond python
diamond ring effect
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diamond ring effect
di·a·mond ring ef·fect


noun 
Definition:
 
phenomenon seen at total solar eclipse: a phenomenon observed immediately before and after totality in a solar eclipse in which a bright region of sunlight is visible on the faintly visible lunar edge
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