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limelights

limelights is the plural of limelight.

Meaning of limelight

Noun

limelight (countable and uncountable, plural limelights)

  1. The intense white light produced when heating lime in an oxyhydrogen flame.
    Synonyms:
    Drummond light
  2. A type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls, producing a bright light by the use of incandescent quicklime.
  3. (broadly) Attention, notice, a starring or central role, present fame; spotlight.
    • steal the limelight

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Questions about limelights

What is limelights the plural of?
Limelights is the plural of limelight.

Words near limelights in the dictionary

  1. limelight
  2. limelighted
  3. limelighter
  4. limelighters
  5. limelighting
  6. limelights
  7. limelike
  8. limelit
  9. limeman
  10. limemen
  11. limen

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