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brilliance noun ( SHINE )

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Definition

great brightness of light or colour
I had never seen diamonds shine with such brilliance before.

(Definition of brilliance noun (SHINE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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