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How to pronounce luminary in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms guiding light, leading light, notability, notable
Type of celebrity, famous person

Examples of luminary

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Indeed, climate cult luminary Al Gore joined Apple's board of directors in 2003.
From the infowars.com
More than three miles of luminary candles line the main roads on Sanibel on Dec.
From the latimes.com
Rice is, after all, the only foreign-policy luminary offered such a spotlight.
From the keller.blogs.nytimes.com
According to the historians the Kotwal was minor luminary under the Muhtasib.
From the en.wikipedia.org
One fixture is a stunning long luminary that is artfully reminiscent of dried pasta.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Start saving now, the latest book by Santa Fe luminary John Casti is out in October.
From the newscientist.com
It was as recently as the 2007 summer when the luminary Bryant criticized management.
From the denverpost.com
Neither Lagarde nor any Western luminary will be able to solve anything any time soon.
From the guardian.co.uk
Tech luminary Esther Dyson and Slide founder Max Levchin are board members.
From the techcrunch.com
More examples
  • A celebrity who is an inspiration to others; "he was host to a large gathering of luminaries"
  • The luminaries were what traditional astrologers called the two astrological "planets" which were the brightest and most important objects in the heavens, that is, the Sun and the Moon.
  • Luminary was the name of a vocal trance duo consisting of British trance producer Laurence Rapaccioli and American vocalist Ashley Tomberlin. The two had produced music together as early as 2002, but did not form the titular band until the year after. ...
  • Luminary, a public sculpture by American artist Jeff Laramore, is located on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis campus, which is near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. ...
  • The second season of the American science fiction series Millennium aired between 1997 and 1998. The Fox Network decided to renew the series for a third season.
  • One that is an inspiration to others; one who has achieved success in his chosen field; a leading light; An artificial light; an illumination; A body that gives light; especially, one of the heavenly bodies
  • (Luminaries) Complete lighting units consisting of the lamp, the fixture and other components and less the support assembly designed to distribute light.
  • (Luminaries) 1979. Fl, piano. Ms. Aurium 101 (Spencer fl, McIntosh piano)
  • (Luminaries) Lighting fixture complete with lamp, housing, power supply and optical components used to direct light.