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effulgent

Effulgent (adj) means Radiant, resplendent, shining.

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Radiant, resplendent, shining.
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Etymology

From Latin effulgēns (“flashing, glittering”), present participle of effulgeō (“to shine or gleam forth, flash, glitter”), from ē- (variant of ex- (prefix meaning ‘out; away’)) + fulgeō (“to flash, gleam, glisten, glitter, shine”) (from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“shiny; white”)). By surface analysis, ef- + Latin fulg(ere) + -ent.

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"effulgent" (adj) means radiant, resplendent, shining.

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