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Definition: HOLOPHOTE

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A lamp with lenses or reflectors to collect the rays of light and throw them in a given direction; -- used in lighthouses.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Holophote" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Definition: HOLOPHOTE

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A lamp with lenses or reflectors to collect the rays of light and throw them in a given direction; -- used in lighthouses.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "HOLOPHOTE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)