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refulgence

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re⋅ful⋅gent

  [ri-fuhl-juhnt]
–adjective
shining brightly; radiant; gleaming: Crystal chandeliers and gilded walls made the opera house a refulgent setting for the ball.
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Origin:
1500–10; < L refulgent- (s. of refulgēns, prp. of refulgēre to radiate light). See re-, fulgent

Related forms:
re⋅ful⋅gence, re⋅ful⋅gen⋅cy, re⋅ful⋅gent⋅ness, noun
re⋅ful⋅gent⋅ly, adverb
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re·ful·gent   (rĭ-fŏŏl'jənt, -fŭl'-)   
adj.  Shining radiantly; resplendent.

[Latin refulgēns, refulgent-, present participle of refulgēre, to flash back : re-, re- + fulgēre, to flash; see bhel-1 in Indo-European roots.]
re·ful'gence, re·ful'gen·cy n., re·ful'gent·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

refulgent 
1509, from L. refulgentem (nom. refulgens), prp. of refulgere "flash back, shine brilliantly," from re- "back" + fulgere "to shine" (see phlegm).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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