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   lantern

   /ˈlantən/

   noun

   • 1. a lamp with a transparent case protecting the flame or electric bulb, and typically having a handle by which it may be carried or hung: "a paper lantern"
   • 2. a square, curved, or polygonal structure on the top of a dome or a room, with the sides glazed or open so as to admit light: "the building is well lit by the ring of windows in the octagonal lantern"
   • ▪ the light chamber at the top of a lighthouse.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French lanterne, from Latin lanterna, from Greek lamptēr ‘torch, lamp’, from lampein ‘to shine’.

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