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Word: Lantern
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Old French lanterne, from Latin lanterna, from Greek lamptēr ‘torch, lamp’, from lampein ‘to shine’
ˈlantən
a lamp with a transparent case protecting the flame or electric bulb, and typically having a handle by which it may be carried or hung
Short Definition:lamp with transparent case protecting flame or electric bulb
Examples:- a paper lantern
a square, curved, or polygonal structure on the top of a dome or a room, with the sides glazed or open so as to admit light
Short Definition:square, curved, or polygonal structure on top of dome or room
Examples:- the building is well lit by the ring of windows in the octagonal lantern
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