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How to pronounce “limelight”
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Pronunciation guide for limelight
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of limelight with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- The History of Flash Photography
And they tried to use, first of all, limelight
- Definition summary
- The intense white light produced when heating lime in an oxyhydrogen flame.
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How to pronounce limelight
The History of Flash Photography

And they tried to use, first of all, limelight
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “limelight”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- The intense white light produced when heating lime in an oxyhydrogen flame.
- A type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls, producing a bright light by the use of incandescent quicklime.
- (by extension) Attention, notice, a starring or central role, present fame; spotlight.
- [Verb]
- to illuminate with limelight
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Similar Sounds
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