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Earthlight

Earthlight

9.5
A science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke first published in 1955
  • proper noun
  • Literature
: Earthlight

Examples

  • I've reserved a table for you in the Earthlight Room.

    2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

  • The science-fiction novel Earthlight explores the challenges of living on the Moon.

  • Arthur C. Clarke's Earthlight was first published in 1955 and remains a classic of the genre.

  • In Earthlight, humans grapple with the effects of Earth's distance on their lives in space.

Surface Forms

Earthlight main

Morphology

Earthlight = earth + light (semi-transparent) = earth + light

The components 'earth' + 'light' are form- and meaning-transparent, but as a proper name (book title) the intended sense is context-dependent and not a predictable lexicalized meaning.

Etymology

Earthlight is the title of a science-fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke and is made from the words Earth and light. Think of it as 'light from Earth' — a helpful image is the pale glow our planet sends to the Moon, and that picture explains the book's setting on the Moon.