Word of the Day:
effulgence
What It Means
A state of being bright and radiant, splendor, brilliance.
Effulgence in Context
“He stood for a moment taking in the effulgence.”
Did You Know?
From Latin ex- (“out of, from”) and fulgere (“to shine”). By surface analysis, ef- + Latin fulg(ere) + -ence.
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