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Limelight

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Noun

1. glare, limelight, public eye, spotlight

a focus of public attention

Example Sentences:
'he enjoyed being in the limelight'
'when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency'

2. calcium light, limelight

a lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light; formerly used for stage lighting

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Limelight

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noun
1.  the limelight
2. 
a. 
a type of lamp, formerly used in stage lighting, in which light is produced by heating lime to white heat
b. Also called: calcium light
brilliant white light produced in this way

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Limelight

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noun
1. 
a brilliant light created by the incandescence of lime, formerly used in theaters to throw an intense beam of light upon a particular part of the stage, a certain actor, etc.
2. 
the part of a stage where a limelight or spotlight is cast
3. 
a prominent or conspicuous position before the public

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Limelight

see synonyms of limelight
n.
1. A focus of public attention.
2.
a. An early type of stage light in which lime was heated to incandescence producing brilliant illumination.
b. The brilliant white light so produced. Also called calcium light.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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