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highlight

  • noun
  • /ˈhaɪlaɪt/

An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.

Other meanings

  1. An especially significant or interesting detail or event or period of time.

    “Meeting my future wife was the highlight of my trip to Spain.”

  2. A strand or spot of hair dyed a different color than the rest.

Related words

  • midlight

Example sentences

  • “I like to highlight important quotes while reading.”

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Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “highlight” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.