limelight
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Etymology
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Noun
limelight (countable and uncountable, plural limelights)
- A type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls, producing a bright light by the use of incandescent quicklime.
- (by extension) Attention, notice, a starring or central role, present fame.
- 1994, 0:41 from the start, in Juicy (Hip Hop), spoken by The Notorious B.I.G.:
- Remember Rappin' Duke? Duh-ha, duh-ha
You never thought that hip-hop would take it this far
Now I'm in the limelight 'cause I rhyme tight
Time to get paid, blow up like the World Trade
Derived terms
Translations
type of stage lighting
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attention or notice
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Verb
limelight (third-person singular simple present limelights, present participle limelighting, simple past and past participle limelighted or limelit)
- to illuminate with limelight