| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | lu·mi·nar·y |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  l  m -n r  |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. lu·mi·nar·ies
1. An object, such as a celestial body, that gives light. 2. A person who is an inspiration to others. 3. A person who has achieved eminence in a specific field. See synonyms at celebrity. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Old French luminarie, from Latin l min re, to shine, from lmen, lmin-, light. See leuk- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | lumi·nary —ADJECTIVE
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