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Coruscation

//ˌkɒɹəsˈkeɪʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A sudden display of brilliance; a flashing of light; a sparkle. countable, uncountable

    "[I]n the dusky galleries, duskier with unwashed heads, is a strange 'coruscation,'—of impromptu billhooks."

  2. 2
    a sudden or striking display of brilliance wordnet
  3. 3
    the occurrence of a small flash or spark wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin coruscātiōnem, coruscātiō (“glitter, flash”).

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