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nimbus (noun)

nimbus /ˈnɪmbəs/ noun

plural nimbuses

nimbus

/ˈnɪmbəs/

noun

plural nimbuses

Britannica Dictionary definition of NIMBUS

[count] formal + literary

: a circle of light : halo

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