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sylvanshine

noun
/ˈsɪl.vənˌʃeɪn/

Etymology

From sylvan + shine, coined by in 1994 by Professor Alistair Fraser of Pennsylvania State University.

  1. inherited from *skainijaną✻
  2. inherited from scǣnan — “to render brilliant, make shine”
  3. inherited from schenen
  4. derived from scīn — “brightness, shine”
  5. derived from schinen
  6. compounded as sylvanshine — “sylvan + shine”

Definitions

  1. An optical phenomenon in which dew-covered waxy-leaved trees retroreflect beams of light,…

    An optical phenomenon in which dew-covered waxy-leaved trees retroreflect beams of light, as from a vehicle's headlights.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA