Meaning

noun the most interesting or memorable part

noun an area of lightness in a picture

verb move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kewk- Proto-Indo-European *kówk-o-s Proto-Germanic *hauhaz Proto-West Germanic *hauh Old English hēah Middle English heigh English high Proto-Indo-European *lewk-der. Proto-Germanic *leuhtaz Proto-West Germanic *leuht Old English lēoht Middle English light English light English highlight From high + light.

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