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noun
- Someone thought to have an unusual degree of enlightenment.
verb (rfc-level, Verb at L4+ not in L3 POS section)
(illuminat, ing)
- (transitive) to shine light on something
- (transitive) to decorate something with lights
- (transitive) to clarify or make something understandable
- (transitive) to decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs
- (intransitive) to glow
- (intransitive) to be exposed to light
Etymology: From illuminaten, originally from illuminatus, illÅminÄtus, past participle of illuminareLatin, illÅminÄre "to light".
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