Kilo Lingo

lamp

/læmp/

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Translation

An object that gives light, often on a table or by a bed.

Word origin

From Old French lampe, from Greek lampas, meaning a torch or light.

Origin
Old French
Root
lampe

Grammar

Gender
Plurallamps

Examples

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"Lamp" is the object that gives light.

.

"Lamps" is the plural, meaning more than one lamp.

bright.

Here "lamp" is the light standing on the table.

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