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[dɪˈlʌɪt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- please (someone) greatly
(e.g: an experience guaranteed to delight both young and old)
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Origin
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Middle English: from Old French delitier (verb), delit (noun), from Latin delectare ‘to charm’, frequentative of delicere. The -gh- was added in the 16th century by association with light
[dɪˈlʌɪt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- great pleasure
(e.g: the little girls squealed with delight)
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Origin
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Middle English: from Old French delitier (verb), delit (noun), from Latin delectare ‘to charm’, frequentative of delicere. The -gh- was added in the 16th century by association with light
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