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   luminary

   /ˈluːmɪn(ə)ri/

   noun

   • 1. a person who inspires or influences others, especially one prominent in a particular sphere: "one of the luminaries of child psychiatry"
   • 2. a natural light-giving body, especially the sun or moon. archaic
   • ▪ an artificial light.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French luminarie or late Latin luminarium, from Latin lumen, lumin- ‘light’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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