It's Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 5th.

Today's word is L-U-M-I-N-A-R-Y.

L-U-M-I-N-A-Y. L-N-A-R-Y. L-N-A-R-Y, a noun. A-P-O-N-P-E-T-E-T-E-N-A-R-T-E-T-E-T-E-T'E-T'E achievement. The word luminary may also refer to a celestial body such as the sun or moon.

Here's the word used in a sentence from essence by Oakland Jones.

The upcoming documentary will dive deep into the lives of the next generation of basketball luminaries.

As dare we say leading lights of the dictionary game, we're here to brighten your day with the 4-1-1 on the word

luminary. This word has been casting its glow in English since the 15th century and

it traces back to the Latin word Lumen meaning light other Lumen descendants in English include

illuminate meaning to light up luminous meaning emitting light filumin, meaning one who collects matchbooks or matchbox labels,

and bioluminescence, meaning the emission of light from living organisms.

With your word of the day, I'm Peter Sokolowski.

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