first contact

Noun

 * 1)  The first meeting between people of two previously unknown cultures.
 * 2)  The first meeting between humans and extraterrestrials.
 * 3)  The moment, during an eclipse or transit, when the apparent positions of the two bodies first touch.
 * 1)  The moment, during an eclipse or transit, when the apparent positions of the two bodies first touch.

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