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Licht.

light (electromagnetic radiation in the visible spectrum)

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Meaning & usage

noun/lɪçt/
  1. light (electromagnetic radiation in the visible spectrum)

    neuter · strong
    Das Licht des Vollmondes ist hell genug, dass man eine Zeitung lesen könnte.
  2. light (a light source, often artificial)

    neuter · strong
  3. light (a light source, often artificial) candle

    colloquial · neuter · strong
  4. eye of game, especially ground game

    neuter · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German lieht (Middle German also līcht), from Old High German lioht, from Proto-West Germanic *leuht, from Proto-Germanic *leuhtą, from Proto-Indo-European *lewktom. Compare Dutch licht, English light.

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