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| lime·light [ lm lt ] (plural lime·lights) |
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1. focus of attention: the focus of attention or public interest
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2. lamp in which quicklime is heated: a lamp used as an early form of stage lighting in which quicklime is heated to produce a brilliant light
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3. light from limelight: the light that a limelight lamp produces
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| [Early 19th century. <lime1] |
