Meanings
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noun
A narrow ray of sunlight, especially one you can see shining through an opening.
A sunbeam slanted through the dusty window.
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Synonyms
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noun
· a narrow ray of sunlight,...
sunray
Word family
Forms
sunbeams
Related forms
sunbeamed
Etymology
From Middle English sonnebeem, sonne beem, from Old English sunnbēam, sunnebēam (“sunbeam”), equivalent to sun + beam.
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