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limelight |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Limelight \Lime"light`\, n. (Theat.) That part of the stage upon which the limelight as cast, usually where the most important action is progressing or where the leading player or players are placed and upon which the attention of the spectators is therefore concentrated. Hence consspicuous position before the public; as politicians who are never happy except in the limelight. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: limelight n 1: a focus of public attention; "he enjoyed being in the limelight" [syn: {spotlight}, {public eye}] 2: a lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light; formerly used for stage lighting [syn: {calcium light}]
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