effulgence: M-W's Word of the Day

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The Word of the Day for November 27 is:

effulgence \ih-FULL-junss\ noun
: radiant splendor : brilliance

Example sentence:
Though autumn's effulgence has passed in the north, down south the Chinese tallow trees have just begun a respectable display of their own.

Did you know?
English speakers first took a shine to "effulgence" in the late 1600s, but it has older relatives in the English language. It derives from the Latin verb "fulgere," which means "to shine," a word that is also the root of "fulgent," a synonym of "radiant" that English speakers have used since the 15th century. "Refulgence" also appeared in the 1600s -- but in the earlier half -- and has a close meaning to "effulgence." It means "a radiant or resplendent quality or state" and, like "effulgence," is synonymous with "brilliance."

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