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  Halas, George Stanley halberd  
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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
halation
 
SYLLABICATION:ha·la·tion
PRONUNCIATION:  h-lshn
NOUN:1. A blurring or spreading of light around bright areas on a photographic image. 2. A glow around a bright object on a television screen.
ETYMOLOGY: hal(o) + –ation.
 
 
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  Halas, George Stanley halberd  
 
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