| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | re·lu·cent |
| PRONUNCIATION: | r -l s nt |
| ADJECTIVE: | Reflecting light; shining. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin rel c ns, rel cent-, present participle of rel c re, to shine back : re-, re- + l c re, to shine; see leuk- in Appendix I.
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