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~Words To Help You Write Better
It is pronounced ‘lim’, but you pronounce the ‘n’ in limning.
If you use WORD OF THE DAY ~ Limn in any of your writing, please share the link or the work itself in the comments. I will add the links to the post here so the others can find your work easily.
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Manic Sylph Writes... Poetry & Thoughts by Mona Soorma 
Hmm, now that I know about it, I want to find out where it came from. And there’s a good website for that kind of thing.
https://www.etymonline.com/word/limn
“early 15c., “to illuminate” (manuscripts), altered from Middle English luminen, “to illuminate manuscripts” (late 14c.), from Old French luminer “light up, illuminate,” from Latin luminare “illuminate, burnish,” from lumen (genitive luminis) “radiant energy, light,” related to lucere “to shine,” from PIE *leuk-smen-, suffixed form of root *leuk- “light, brightness.” Figurative sense of “portray, depict” first recorded 1590s. Related: Limned; limner.”
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Illuminating! 🙂
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i know this word…after all i am English and a great student of Shakespeare and I love words…blessings dear Manic…
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🙂 You are certainly a treasure!!
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