Kilo Lingo

/ˈsʌn.ʃaɪn/

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Translation

The light and warmth that come from the sun.

Word origin

Made from sun and shine, from Old English sunne and scinan, meaning to shine.

Origin
Old English
Root
sunne + scinan
English cognates
shine

Examples

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We say in the sunshine, not under the sunshine.

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Sunshine is uncountable, so we say some sunshine, not a sunshine.

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"Sunshine" is also a warm, friendly name for a person.

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This word is part of lesson 60.