Enlightenment
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- (history) A 17th- and 18th-century European intellectual movement emphasizing rationalism. The period during which it flourished is called the Age of Enlightenment or Age of Reason.
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enlightenment
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/ənˈlaɪtənmənt/
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/ɪnˈlaɪtənmənt/
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- An act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed.
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enlighten
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/ənˈlaɪtən/
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/ɛnˈlaɪtən/
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- (transitive, figurative) To make something clear to (someone); to give knowledge or understanding to.
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