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luminary 音标拼音: [l'umən,ɛri] n. 发光体,权威者,著名的知识分子 发光体,权威者,着名的知识分子 luminary n 1: a celebrity who is an inspiration to others; "he was host to a large gathering of luminaries" [synonym: {luminary}, {leading light}, {guiding light}, {notable}, {notability}] Luminary \Lu"mi*na*ry\, n.; pl. {Luminaries}, [F. luminaire, L. luminare a light or lamp, which was lighted in the churches, a luminary, fr. lumen, luminis, light, fr. lucere to be light, to shine, lux, lucis, light. See {Light}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Any body that gives light, especially one of the heavenly bodies. " Radiant luminary." --Skelton. [1913 Webster] Where the great luminary . . . Dispenses light from far. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. One who illustrates any subject, or enlightens mankind; as, Newton was a distinguished luminary. [1913 Webster] 83 Moby Thesaurus words for "luminary":
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