Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - luminary
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Luminary
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(luminaries) If you refer to someone as a luminary, you mean that they are an expert in a particular subject or activity. (LITERARY) ...the political opinions of such luminaries as Sartre or de Beauvoir. = expert N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun (plural -naries) Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French luminaire light, ~, from Late Latin luminaria, plural of luminare lamp, heavenly body, from Latin, window, from lumin-, lumen light; akin to Latin lucere to shine — more at light Date: 15th century 1. a person of prominence or brilliant achievement 2. a body that gives light; especially one of the celestial bodies • ~ adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. (pl. -ies) 1 literary a natural light-giving body, esp. the sun or moon. 2 a person as a source of intellectual light or moral inspiration. 3 a prominent member of a group or gathering (a host of show-business luminaries). Etymology: ME f. OF luminarie or LL luminarium f. L LUMEN ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. светило 2. светило, знаменитость luminaries of the screen —- звезды экрана literary luminaries —- литературные светила ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- early 15c., from M.Fr. luminarie "lamp, light," from L.L. luminare "that which gives light," from L. lumen (gen. luminis) "light." Sense of "notable person" is first recorded 1692. Luminescence is from 1896. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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