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coruscation

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cor⋅us⋅ca⋅tion

  [kawr-uh-skey-shuhn, kor-]
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–noun
1. the act of coruscating.
2. a sudden gleam or flash of light.
3. a striking display of brilliance or wit.
Origin:
1480–90; < LL coruscātiōn- (s. of coruscātiō). See coruscate, -ion
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cor·us·cate   (kôr'ə-skāt', kŏr'-)   
intr.v.   cor·us·cat·ed, cor·us·cat·ing, cor·us·cates

  1. To give forth flashes of light; sparkle and glitter: diamonds coruscating in the candlelight.

  2. To exhibit sparkling virtuosity: a flutist whose music coruscated throughout the concert hall.


[Latin coruscāre, coruscāt-, to flash.]
cor'us·ca'tion n.
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coruscation cor·us·ca·tion (kôr'ə-skā'shən)
n.
A sensation of a flash of light before the eyes.

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