relucent
[ ri-loo-suhnt ]
/ rɪˈlu sənt /
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adjective
shining; bright.
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Words nearby relucent
relocate, relocation costs, relocator, Relpax, rel. pron., relucent, reluct, reluctance, reluctant, reluctantly, reluctate
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Example sentences from the Web for relucent
A thousand desires hotter than flame bound my eyes to the relucent eyes which only upon the griffon were standing fixed.
Et sicut in patria Deus est speculum in quo relucent creatur; sic converso in via, creatur sunt speculum quo creator videtur.
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British Dictionary definitions for relucent
relucent
/ (rɪˈluːsənt) /
adjective
archaic bright; shining
Word Origin for relucent
C16: from Latin relūcēre to shine out, from re- + lūcēre to shine, from lūx light
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