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Also spelled lamplighted

US /ˈlæmpˌlɪt/ UK /ˈlæmplɪt/

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Synonyms
1 adj · illuminated by one or more... lamp-litlamplightedilluminated
Opposites
unlitdark
Word family
Related forms lamplightgaslit

Etymology

A compound of lamp and lit, the past participle of light. The closed and hyphenated spellings both occur; historical prose also uses the longer variant lamplighted.

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