son et lumière
[ saw ney ly-myer ]
/ sɔ neɪ lüˈmyɛr /
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noun French.
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Origin of son et lumière
Literally, “sound and light”
Words nearby son et lumière
sonderclass, Sonderkommando, Sondheim, Sondra, sone, son et lumière, song, song and dance, songbird, songbook, song cycle
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British Dictionary definitions for son et lumière
son et lumière
/ (ˈsɒn eɪ ˈluːmɪˌɛə, French sɔ̃n e lymjɛr) /
noun
an entertainment staged at night at a famous building, historical site, etc, whereby the history of the location is presented by means of lighting effects, sound effects, and narration
Word Origin for son et lumière
French, literally: sound and light
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