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noun
A light fixture installed in a hollow opening in a ceiling, concentrating the light in a downward direction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To illuminate from above.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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History
From down + light.
Across languages
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