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Date: 1100-1200
Language: Old French
Origin: lampe, from Latin lampas, from Greek, from lampein 'to shine'

lamp

 noun
     
lamp
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lamp S3 [countable]
2MH a piece of electrical equipment used to provide a special kind of heat, especially as a medical treatment
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