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Luminaria in a sentence

Luminaria meaning

  1. A vigil fire used in ceremonies in Native American and Hispanic cultures.
  2. A makeshift lantern used as a holiday decoration, especially in Hispanic culture.

Using Luminaria

  • The main meaning on this page is: A vigil fire used in ceremonies in Native American and Hispanic cultures. | A makeshift lantern used as a holiday decoration, especially in Hispanic culture.

Context around Luminaria

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

costing 1× literally 1×

Sentence patterns with Luminaria

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

feast of luminaria literally the 1× with each luminaria costing 5 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

its roots can 1× whalen explained that 1×

Common sentence endings:

luminaria costing 5 1× of 29 june 1×

Words around Luminaria

Just before it in the word index:

luminar 18 luminance 46 luminal 4 luminaires 13 luminaire 6 lumina 15

Just after it in the word index:

luminaries 114 luminary 46 luminate 9 lumine 5 lumineers 6 luminescence 25

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Luminaria

  • In this selection, "luminaria" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, costing and literally stand out and add context to how "luminaria" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include feast of luminaria literally the and with each luminaria costing 5. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "luminaria" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with luminaria

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Whalen explained that the project began last year at Christmas and continued this year – with each luminaria costing $5. (19 words)

Its roots can be traced back to the pagan Roman feast of Luminaria (literally, "the illumination"), when torches and bonfires lit up the early summer night of 29 June. (29 words)

Longer example sentences

Its roots can be traced back to the pagan Roman feast of Luminaria (literally, "the illumination"), when torches and bonfires lit up the early summer night of 29 June. (29 words)

Whalen explained that the project began last year at Christmas and continued this year – with each luminaria costing $5. (19 words)

Example sentences (2)

Whalen explained that the project began last year at Christmas and continued this year – with each luminaria costing $5.

Its roots can be traced back to the pagan Roman feast of Luminaria (literally, "the illumination"), when torches and bonfires lit up the early summer night of 29 June.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "luminaria" in a sentence?
An example: "Whalen explained that the project began last year at Christmas and continued this year – with each luminaria costing $5." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "luminaria" from authentic English texts.
What does "luminaria" mean?
Luminaria means: A vigil fire used in ceremonies in Native American and Hispanic cultures.
How many example sentences with "luminaria" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "luminaria", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.