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ef⋅ful⋅gent

  [i-fuhl-juhnt, i-fool-]
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–adjective
shining forth brilliantly; radiant.
Origin:
1730–40; < L effulgent- (s. of effulgēns, prp. of effulgēre), equiv. to ef- ef- + fulg(ēre) to shine + -ent- -ent

Related forms:
ef⋅ful⋅gence, noun
ef⋅ful⋅gent⋅ly, adverb
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ef·ful·gence   (ĭ-fŏŏl'jəns, ĭ-fŭl'-)   
n.  A brilliant radiance.
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Effulgence

Ef*ful"gence\, n. The state of being effulgent; extreme brilliancy; a flood of light; great luster or brightness; splendor.

The effulgence of his glory abides. --Milton.

The bright and the balmy effulgence of morn. --Beattie.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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effulgence 
1667, from L.L. effulgentia, from L. effulgentum (nom. effulgens), prp. of effulgere "shine forth," from ex- "out" + fulgere "to shine" (see phlegm).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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