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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Spotlight  \Spot"light`\,  n. 
  The  projected  spot  or  circle  of  light  used  to  illuminate 
  brilliantly  a  single  person  or  object  or  group  on  the  stage; 
  leaving  the  rest  of  the  stage  more  or  less  unilluminated; 
  hence  conspicuous  public  notice.  [Cant  or  Colloq.] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  spotlight 
  n  1:  a  focus  of  public  attention;  "he  enjoyed  being  in  the 
  limelight"  [syn:  {limelight},  {public  eye}] 
  2:  a  lamp  that  produces  a  strong  beam  of  light  to  illuminate  a 
  restricted  area;  used  to  focus  attention  of  a  stage 
  performer  [syn:  {spot}] 
  v  1:  move  into  the  foreground  to  make  more  visible  or  prominent; 
  "The  introduction  highlighted  the  speaker's 
  distinguished  career  in  linguistics"  [syn:  {foreground}, 
  {highlight},  {play  up}]  [ant:  {background},  {background}] 
  2:  illuminate  with  a  spotlight,  as  in  the  theater




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