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lampion

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lam⋅pi⋅on

  [lam-pee-uhn]
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–noun
a small lamp, esp. a small oil lamp with a tinted glass chimney, formerly very popular as a source of illumination on carriages.
Origin:
1840–50; < F < It lampione carriage or street light, aug. of lampa lamp
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lam·pi·on   (lām'pē-ən)   
n.  An oil-burning lamp, often of colored glass, for outdoor use.

[French, from Italian lampione, augmentative of lampa, lamp, from Old French lampe; see lamp.]
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