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  • 1Umbrella — Um*brel la, n. [It. umbrella, fr. ombra a shade, L. umbra; cf. L. umbella a sunshade, a parasol. Cf. {Umbel}, {Umbrage}.] 1. A shade, screen, or guard, carried in the hand for sheltering the person from the rays of the sun, or from rain or snow.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2Umbrella — bezeichnet: Umbrella (Biologie), Glockenform der Qualle Umbrella (Lied), Lied der barbadischen Sängerin Rihanna Siehe auch: Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, Wii Spiel Umbrella Test, statistischer Test in der Mathematik Yellow Umbrella,… …

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  • 3umbrella — um‧brel‧la [ʌmˈbrelə] noun [countable] something which covers or includes a wide range of different parts: • The international organization pulls together a huge number of companies under the umbrella of the parent group. • an EU umbrella… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 4umbrella — (n.) c.1600, first attested in Donne s letters, from It. ombrello, from L.L. umbrella, altered (by influence of umbra) from L. umbella sunshade, parasol, dim. of umbra shade, shadow (see UMBRAGE (Cf. umbrage)). A sunshade in the Mediterranean, a… …

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  • 5umbrella — [um brel′ə] n. [It ombrella < LL umbrella (altered by assoc. with L umbra, shade) < L umbella, parasol, dim. of umbra, shade] 1. a screen or shade, usually of cloth stretched over a folding radial frame, carried for protection against the… …

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  • 6umbrella — um·brel·la adj: being or relating to a supplemental insurance policy that extends the coverage of an underlying policy on the same risk an umbrella policy umbrella liability insurance Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 7umbrella — ► NOUN 1) a device consisting of a circular fabric canopy on a folding metal frame supported by a central rod, used as protection against rain. 2) a protecting force or influence. 3) (before another noun ) including or containing many different… …

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  • 8Umbrella — Umbrella, s.u. Schüsselschnecke e) …

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  • 9Umbrella —  Pour l’article homonyme, voir Umbrella Corporation.  Umbrella Single par Rihanna featuring Jay Z extrait de l’album Good Girl Gone Bad …

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  • 10Umbrella — Para la ficticia corporación Umbrella, de la saga Resident Evil, véase Corporación Umbrella. «Umbrella» Sencillo de Rihanna junto a Jay z del álbum Good Girl Gone Bad Publicación 29 de marzo de 2007 Formato Sencillo en CD descarga digital …

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