luthern

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noun

A dormer-window.

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Meanings

nounluthern (plural lutherns)

plural lutherns

  1. architectureA dormer-window.

    Synonyms: luthern-light, luthern window

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA dormer-window.

Origin

  1. Latinlucerna“lamp”
  2. Frenchlucarne“a dormer, dormer window, garret window”
  3. Englishluthern

From French lucarne (“a dormer, dormer window, garret window”), Latin lucerna (“lamp”), from lucere (“to be light or clear”), from lux (“light”).

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APA

luthern. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luthern

MLA

“luthern.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luthern. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “luthern,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luthern.

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