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noun
1.
a celestial body, as the sun or moon.
2.
a body, object, etc., that gives light.
3.
a person who has attained eminence in his or her field or is an inspiration to others: one of the luminaries in the field of medical science.
adjective
4.
of, pertaining to, or characterized by light.
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Luminary
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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Example Sentences
- IT can be a blessing and a burden to be the daughter of a literary luminary.
- Nobody ought to be called a luminary until they've been set on fire.
- Actually the neutrinos merely took a trans-dimensional path which made it appear super luminary.
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Word Origin & History
luminary
mid-15c., "source of (artificial) light," from M.Fr. luminarie "lamp, light," from L.L. luminare "light, torch, lamp, heavenly body," lit. "that which gives light," from L. lumen (gen. luminis) "light," related to lucere "to shine" (see light (n.)). Sense of "notable person" is first recorded 1690s.
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