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   Trans·lu·cent

   /tranzˈlo͞osənt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a substance) allowing light, but not detailed shapes, to pass through; semitransparent: "fry until the onions become translucent"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the Latin sense): from Latin translucent- ‘shining through’, from the verb translucere, from trans- ‘through’ + lucere ‘to shine’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. translucence noun
   • 2. translucency noun
   • 3. translucently adverb

   Scrabble Points: 13

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