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Highlight is defined as to emphasize something.
(verb)- An example of to highlight is to mention a specific positive during a work meeting.
- An example of to highlight is to use a yellow marker to mark off specific lines in the script of a play.
The definition of a highlight is a part where the light is the brightest or an important moment or event.
(noun)- An example of a highlight is the brightest part of a photograph.
- An example of a highlight is the part of Christmas Day which was most enjoyed by all members of the family.
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See highlight in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- a part on which light is brightest: the highlights on the cheeks
- a part of a painting, photograph, etc. on which light is represented as brightest
- the representation or effect of such light in a painting, photograph, etc.also high light
- the most important, interesting, or outstanding part, scene, etc.
transitive verb
- to give a highlight or highlights to
- to give prominence to; emphasize
- to mark with a highlighter
- to be the most outstanding in
See highlight in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.
- An especially significant or interesting detail or event.
- To give a highlight to (the subject of a painting, for example).
- a. To make prominent; emphasize.b. To be a highlight of.
- To mark (important passages of text) with a usually fluorescent marker as a means of memory retention or for later reference.
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