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effulgent
adjective
[ ɪˈfʌldʒ(ə)nt ]
• shining brightly; radiant.
Origin:
mid 18th century (earlier (mid 17th century) as effulgence ): from Latin effulgent- ‘shining brightly’, from the verb effulgere, from ex- ‘out’ + fulgere ‘to shine’.
