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Meaning of limn in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /lɪm/

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  1. Verb

    limn

    Etymology

    late Middle English (in the sense ‘illuminate a manuscript’): alteration of obsolete lumine ‘illuminate’, via Old French luminer from Latin luminare‘make light’

    Definitions

    1. trace the shape of
  2. 2. make a portrait of

    Examples

    • « Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba »

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