| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ef·ful·gent |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -f l j nt, -f l- |
| ADJECTIVE: | Shining brilliantly; resplendent. See synonyms at bright. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin effulg ns, effulgent-, present participle of effulgre, to shine out : ex-, ex- + fulgre, to shine; see bhel-1 in Appendix I.
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