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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

デスクランプ

Pronunciation / Transliteration: desuku ranpu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Desk lamp/ˈdɛsk læmp/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #4500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"デスクランプは夜の勉強に役立ちます。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A lamp designed to be used on a desk or table, typically for reading or working.

    "She adjusted the brightness of her desk-lamp to reduce eye strain while studying."
  2. 2

    A decorative or functional light fixture placed on a desk.

    "The antique desk-lamp added a touch of elegance to the office."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'desk', originating from Medieval Latin 'desca' meaning a table to write on, and 'lamp', deriving from the ancient Greek 'lampas' meaning torch or light. Together in modern English, it denotes a portable light fixture specifically designed for placement on a workspace.

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