lamplight

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lamplight

/ˈlæmplaɪt/

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From Middle English lampe lyght, laumpe-lyth, lombe-lyȝt, equivalent to lamp + light. Compare West Frisian lampeljocht (“lamplight”), Dutch lamplicht (“lamplight”), German Lampenlicht (“lamplight”), Danish lampelys (“lamplight”), Swedish lampljus (“lamplight”), Icelandic lampaljós (“lamplight”).

noun lamplights

countable, uncountable The light emitted by a lamp. We sat around reading by lamplight all night.

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noun the light emitted by a lamp

中文	燈光 /灯光 dēngguāng
Русский	свет ла́мпы svet lámpy

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@misc{lamplight_2026,
  title = {lamplight},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lamplight},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}