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illustris.

bright, shining, brilliant, lustrous

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ɪlˈluːs.trɪs]Classical-Latin[ilˈlus.tris]

  1. bright, shining, brilliant, lustrous

    declension-3 · two-termination

  2. clear, lucid

    declension-3 · two-termination

  3. illustrious, distinguished, famous, prominent

    declension-3 · two-termination

  4. highborn, noble (of rank)

    declension-3 · two-termination
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Back-formation from illūstrō.

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