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lucency
[
loo
-s
uh
nt
]
Origin
lu·cent
/
ˈlu
sənt
/
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[
loo
-s
uh
nt
]
Show IPA
adjective
1.
shining.
2.
translucent; clear.
Origin:
1490–1500;
<
Latin
lūcent-
(stem of
lūcēns
), present participle of
lūcēre
to shine.
See
lucid
,
-ent
Related forms
lu·cen·cy;
Rare
,
lu·cence,
noun
lu·cent·ly,
adverb
in·ter·lu·cent,
adjective
sem·i·lu·cent,
adjective
un·lu·cent,
adjective
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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Word Origin & History
lucent
"shining, bright, luminous," c.1500, from L. lucentem, prp. of lucere "to shine" (see
light
(n.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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