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re-lucent
re·lu·cent
/
rɪˈlu
sənt
/
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[
ri-
loo
-s
uh
nt
]
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adjective
shining; bright.
Origin:
1500–10;
<
Latin
relūcent-
(stem of
relūcēns
), present participle of
relūcere.
See
re-
,
lucent
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relucent
(rɪˈluːs
ə
nt)
—
adj
archaic
bright; shining
[C16: from Latin
relūcēre
to shine out, from
re-
+
lūcēre
to shine, from
lūx
light]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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