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Word of the Day for Monday, June 15, 2009effulgence \i-FUL-juhn(t)s\, noun: The state of being bright and radiant; splendor; brilliance. The purity of his private character gave effulgence to his public virtues. The setting sun as usual shed a melancholy effulgence on the ruddy towers of the Alhambra. Nice gave him a different light from Paris -- a high, constant effulgence with little gray in it, flooding broadly across sea, city and hills, producing luminous shadows and clear tonal structures. From Latin ex, "out of, from" + fulgere, "to shine." The adjective form of the word is effulgent. | |||||||||
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