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📚 noun • entry_id 34492

limelight

/ˈlaɪm.laɪt/
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Meanings (ES + gloss)
candilejas • luz cálcica • luz de candilejas • luz serena
A type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls, producing a bright light by the use of incandescent quicklime.
Phrases
in the limelightlimelightersteal the limelight
Word forms
limelights