"accountant's lamp" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: accountant's lamps [plural], accountants' lamps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|accountants' lamps}} accountant's lamp (plural accountant's lamps or accountants' lamps)
  1. Synonym of banker's lamp Categories (topical): Light sources Synonyms: banker's lamp [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-accountant's_lamp-en-noun-rEsxnVzU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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