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Definition of: limelight
(līm′līt′) noun
1. A powerful light originally produced by burning lime, now often replaced by the electric spotlight: thrown on the stage to make actors more prominent.
2. That part of a theater stage illuminated by a limelight or spotlight.
3. Publicity; notoriety.
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