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gas·lit
/
ˈgæsˌlɪt
/
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adjective
1.
having illumination provided by burning
gas
:
gaslit streets.
2.
of or resembling a time, especially the 1890s, when gaslight was widely used:
the gaslit era.
Origin:
1830–40;
gas
+
lit
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