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enlightenment

en·ligh·ten·ment

UK/ɪnˈlaɪtənmənt/ US/ənˈlaɪtənmənt/ fairly common

noun

1.

education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge

2.
3.

a movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions

Origin

From enlighten + -ment.

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