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Resplendent

April 9, 2020

resplendent

re-splen-dent / ri-ˈsplen-dənt

adjective shining brightly; gleaming Work on your strong qualities and become resplendent like the ruby. Rumi, 1207-1273 Etymology From the present active participle replendens, resplendentis of the Latin verb resplendeo, resplendere, a combination of the prefix re (back, again) and the verb splendeo, splendere (shine). Etymology provided by Allen Ward
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