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JACK-O-LANTERN

\d͡ʒˈakˈə͡ʊlˈantən], \d‍ʒˈakˈə‍ʊlˈantən], \dʒ_ˈa_k_ˈəʊ_l_ˈa_n_t_ə_n]\

Definitions of JACK-O-LANTERN

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary

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a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground
lantern carved from a pumpkin

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground
lantern carved from a pumpkin

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A hollow pumpkin cut to resemble a human face, having a light inside it; a lantern similarly made.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

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