Affulgence

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of effulgence. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

    "Thy System rolls entire; from the far bourne Of utmost Saturn, wheeling wide his round Of thirty years; to Mercury, whose disk Can scarce be caught by philosophic eye, Lost in the near affulgence of thy blaze."

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blareblazebrightnessbrillianceflamboyanceglare

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"Thy System rolls entire; from the far bourne Of utmost Saturn, wheeling wide his round Of thirty years; to Mercury, whose disk Can scarce be caught by philosophic eye, Lost in the near affulgence of thy blaze."

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