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View synonyms for son et lumière

son et lumière

[ saw ney ly-myer ]

noun

, French.


son et lumière

/ sɔ̃n e lymjɛr; ˈsɒn eɪ ˈluːmɪˌɛə /

noun

  1. an entertainment staged at night at a famous building, historical site, etc, whereby the history of the location is presented by means of lighting effects, sound effects, and narration
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Word History and Origins

Origin of son et lumière1

Literally, “sound and light”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of son et lumière1

French, literally: sound and light
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Example Sentences

High volatility generates more excitement—especially in a casino, where machines hitting jackpots draw attention by erupting in a spine-tingling son et lumière.

Lighthouses create son et lumiere, sound and light; it’s their job.

The Parc De Princes is a great crumbling concrete lump of a stadium, but it creates a wonderful sense of son et lumiere on these big midweek nights.

But, for all its son et lumière overload, at the exhibition’s centre is a genuinely remarkable collection of objects that tells a story noticeably longer than the exhibition’s sub-title – “Kraftwerk to Daft Punk” – suggests.

The trend dates back centuries: to 18th-century “son et lumière” shows and fireworks spectacles with wall-like sets in Europe, according to Erkki Huhtamo, a professor in the department of design media arts at the University of California, Los Angeles.

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