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limn - What does it mean?

Definition of 'limn'

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • To draw or paint; delineate.
  • To describe.
  • (obsolete) To illuminate, as a manuscript.
  • Usage notes

    * Particularly used in arts journalism; not understood by significant portion of American public. The Sun goes out on a limn with unusual headline: Unusual word in front-page headline leaves some readers scratching their heads, Jill Rosen, The Baltimore Sun, September 7, 2010

    Quotations

    * (seeCites)

    Derived terms

    * limner

    References

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