[ˈlantən], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a lamp with a transparent case protecting the flame or electric bulb, and typically having a handle by which it may be carried or hung
(e.g: a paper lantern)

- a square, curved, or polygonal structure on the top of a dome or a room, with the sides glazed or open so as to admit light
(e.g: the building is well lit by the ring of windows in the octagonal lantern)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French lanterne, from Latin lanterna, from Greek lamptēr ‘torch, lamp’, from lampein ‘to shine’