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lamp

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Main Entry:
lamp 
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Pronunciation:
\ˈlamp\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French lampe, from Latin lampas, from Greek, from lampein to shine; akin to Hittite lap- to burn
Date:
13th century
1 a: any of various devices for producing light or sometimes heat: as (1): a vessel with a wick for burning an inflammable liquid (as oil) to produce light (2): a glass bulb or tube that emits light produced by electricity (as an incandescent lightbulb or fluorescent lamp) b: a decorative appliance housing a lamp that is usually covered by a shade2: a celestial body3: a source of intellectual or spiritual illumination4: eye 1a —usually used in plural
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