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"etymology_text": "retro- + illuminate",
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"form": "retroilluminates",
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},
{
"form": "retroilluminating",
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"To illuminate by passing light through it from behind."
],
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"(transitive) To illuminate by passing light through it from behind."
],
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],
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"(transitive) To illuminate by passing light through it from behind."
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