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λάμπω — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • flare noun A bright light or flame used as a signal or for illumination, often a handheld or fired device.
  • glisten verb To reflect light with a glittering luster; to sparkle, coruscate, glint or flash.
  • sheen noun A soft shine or gloss on a surface.
  • shine verb To give off or reflect light brightly.

Senses

λάμπω is used for these senses in English:

  • glisten (intransitive, of a wet or greasy surface) To reflect light with a glittering luster; to sparkle, coruscate, glint or flash.
  • sheen (rare, intransitive, poetic) To shine; to glisten.
  • shine (intransitive, copulative) To emit or reflect light so as to glow.

flare — full definition

  1. noun A bright light or flame used as a signal or for illumination, often a handheld or fired device.
  2. verb To burn brightly and suddenly, or to suddenly intensify.
  3. verb To widen gradually outward, especially describing trousers or a shape.

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