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noun

an opening in a roof or ceiling, fitted with glass, for admitting daylight.

the frame set with glass fitted to such an opening.

Meteorology. the diffuse light from the sky, scattered by air molecules, as distinguished from the direct radiation from the sun.

Origin:
1670–80; sky + light¹

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skylight (ˈskaɪˌlaɪt)

—n
	Also called: fanlight a window placed in a roof or ceiling to admit daylight

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Word Origin & History

skylight

1679, "light from the sky," from sky + light (n.). Meaning "small opening in a roof to admit light" is recorded from 1690.

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"the broad cloud-driving moon in the clear sky
Lifts o'er the firs her shining shield,
And in her tranquil light
Sleep falls on forest and field.
See! sleep hath fallen: the trees are asleep:
The night is come. The land is wrapt in sleep."

-Robert Bridges

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