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coruscant

/kəˈɹʌskənt/

coruscant adjective: emitting flashes of light; glittering.

Adjective

coruscant (comparative more coruscant, superlative most coruscant)

  1. Emitting flashes of light; glittering.
    • It had not the unbearable glory of the skies of the Central Worlds, where star elbowed star in such blinding competition that the black of night was nearly lost in a coruscant explosion of light.1950, Isaac Asimov, Pebble in the Sky, Tor, page 71

Forms of coruscant

comparativemore coruscant
superlativemost coruscant

Origin of coruscant

From Latin coruscāns (“glittering”), present participle of coruscō.

Questions about coruscant

What does coruscant mean?
Coruscant means emitting flashes of light; glittering.
What part of speech is coruscant?
Coruscant is an adjective.
How do you pronounce coruscant?
Coruscant is pronounced /kəˈɹʌskənt/.

Words near coruscant in the dictionary

  1. corupt
  2. coruro
  3. coruros
  4. coruscance
  5. coruscancy
  6. coruscant
  7. coruscate
  8. coruscated
  9. coruscates
  10. coruscating
  11. coruscatingly

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