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kaleidoscope definition

ka·lei·do·scope (kə lī′də skōp′)

noun

  1. a tubular instrument containing loose bits of colored glass, plastic, etc. reflected by mirrors so that various symmetrical patterns appear when the tube is held to the eye and rotated
  2. anything that constantly changes, as in color and pattern

Etymology: < Gr kalos, beautiful + eidos, form (see -oid) + -scope

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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