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underlighting

underlighting noun: illumination from underneath.

Noun

underlighting (uncountable)

  1. Illumination from underneath.

Origin of underlighting

From under- + lighting.

Questions about underlighting

What does underlighting mean?
Underlighting means illumination from underneath.
What part of speech is underlighting?
Underlighting is a noun.

Words near underlighting in the dictionary

  1. underlieth
  2. underlieutenant
  3. underlieutenants
  4. underlife
  5. underlight
  6. underlighting
  7. underlights
  8. underlimbed
  9. underlimit
  10. underlimits
  11. underlinable

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