Look up: Limelight

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   limelight
   [Noun] If someone is in the limelight, it means that they are getting a lot of attention or publicity.
   Example: The political scandal thrust the minister into the limelight.
   Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary
   
   
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   limelight
   [n] - a focus of public attention 2. [n] - a lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light
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   Limelight
   Lime'light` noun (Theat.) That part of the stage upon which the limelight as cast, usually where the most important action is progressing or where the leading player or players are placed and upon which the attention of the spectators is therefore concentrated. Hence, consspicuous position before the public; as, politicians who are never happy except in the limelight .
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/43
   
   
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   limelight
   calcium light noun a lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light; formerly used for stage lighting
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   limelight
   spotlight noun a focus of public attention; `he enjoyed being in the limelight`; `when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency`
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   Limelight
   [[Image:Limelight diagram.PNG|thumb|400px|]] `Limelight` is a type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls. Although it has long since been replaced by electric lighting, the term has nonetheless survived, as someone in the public eye is still said to be `in the limelight`. An intense illumination is created when an oxyhydrogen flame is directed at a cylinder of calcium oxide, which can be raised to white heat without melting. The...
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   Limelight
   • (n.) That part of the stage upon which the limelight as cast, usually where the most important action is progressing or where the leading player or players are placed and upon which the attention of the spectators is therefore concentrated. Hence, consspicuous position before the public; as, politicians who are never happy except in the lime...
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   Limelight
   (from the article `Chaplin, Charlie`) En route to the London premiere of his last American film, Limelight (1952), Chaplin learned that he would be denied a reentry visa to the United ... ...Geoffrey Unsworth for CabaretArt Direction: Jurgen Kiebach and Rolf Zehetbauer for CabaretOriginal Dramatic Score: Charles Chaplin, Raymond Rasch, ...
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   limelight
   first theatrical spotlight, also a popular term for the incandescent calcium light invented by Thomas Drummond in 1816. Drummond`s light, which ... [3 related articles]
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    limelight
    
    1. a focus of public attention
    2. a lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light; formerly used for stage lighting
    
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    limelight
    limelight: see calcium oxide.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A09156