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Word of the Day – Fulgent

By January 14, 2025Word of the Day

Fulgent (adj)

ful-jhunt

Shining brightly; dazzling

First recorded around 1425. From the Latin fulgēns, meaning “shining; illustrious.” Distantly related to blaze through the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰel-, meaning “shiny, white.”

Example sentences

“The fulgent moon was bright over the mountains.”

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