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lime•light



Pronunciation: (līm'līt"), [key]
—n.
1. Theat.
a. (formerly) a lighting unit for spotlighting the front of the stage, producing illumination by means of a flame of mixed gases directed at a cylinder of lime and having a special lens for concentrating the light in a strong beam.
b. the light so produced.
c. Chiefly Brit.a lighting unit, esp. a spotlight.
2. the center of public attention, interest, observation, or notoriety: He seems fond of the limelight.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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