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lamp

UK/ˈlæ̞mp/ US/ˈlæ̝mp/ common slang uk us

noun

1.
2.

a piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs

Origin

From Middle English laumpe, lampe, from Old French lampe (“lamp, light”), from Latin lampas (“torch, lamp, light”), from Ancient Greek λαμπάς (lampás, “torch, lamp, beacon, light, meteor”), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂p- (“to shine”).

Phrases

  • accountant's lamp
  • Aldis lamp
  • arc lamp
  • Argand lamp
  • aroma lamp
  • astral lamp
  • banker lamp
  • lamp along

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