noun
Meaning 1
plural of highlight
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Meaning 2
Summary of an event, such as a sporting event, focussing on the most entertaining or consequential aspects; compilation of each highlight of that event
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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verb
Meaning 3
third-person singular simple present indicative of highlight
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: résumé — event summary, focussing on important/consequential aspects
- French: faits saillants — event summary, focussing on important/consequential aspects
- French: les temps forts — event summary, focussing on important/consequential aspects
- Punjabi: جَھلکیاں (jhalkeyāṉ) — event summary, focussing on important/consequential aspects
- Spanish: resumen — event summary, focussing on important/consequential aspects
Real reading context