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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·gent   (ĭ-fŏŏl'jənt, ĭ-fŭl'-)   
adj.  Shining brilliantly; resplendent. See Synonyms at bright.

[Latin effulgēns, effulgent-, present participle of effulgēre, to shine out : ex-, ex- + fulgēre, to shine; see bhel-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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Effulgent

Ef*ful"gent\, a. [L. effulgens, -entis, p. pr. of effulgere.] Diffusing a flood of light; shining; luminous; beaming; bright; splendid. "Effulgent rays of light." --Cowper.
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