son et lumière

[ saw ney ly-myer ]

/ sɔ neɪ lüˈmyɛr /

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noun French.

sound-and-light show.

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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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How to use son et lumière in a sentence

Yves Albarello, MP of Seine-et-Marne, said the gunmen told police they were ready to “die as martyrs.”
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The use of slurs from both characters makes it clear just how “new” the idea of an openly gay son is even in this time.
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This is a guy who has his son-in-law clean his eyeglasses, for crying out loud.
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“They know there are drug spots,” said Wanda Williams, who was out for a walk with her son.
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This is about no longer accepting that—as so many others have stated—a family would rather have a dead son than a living daughter.
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The Vulgate translates: “Et obviabit illi quasi mater honorificata, et quasi mulier a virginitate suscipiet illum.”
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Elyon is the name of an ancient Phœnician god, slain by his son El, no doubt the “first-born of death” in Job xviii.
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My son,” said Grabantak one evening to Chingatok, “if we are henceforth to live in peace, why not unite and become one nation?
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Twice a year the formal invitation was sent out by the old nobleman to his only son, and to his two nephews.
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And Melchizedek is here declared to be “a great man,” “assimilated unto the Son of God.”
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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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