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شَمُوعٌ

Root: شمع

Full Definition

شَمُوعٌ , applied to a woman, That jests, or jokes, much; pleasant in discourse; that kisses one, and will not comply with one's desire otherwise than by doing thus: [or] playful, sportful, or gamesome, and wont to laugh; and in this sense applied also to a man: or, applied to a woman, that cheers by her discourse.
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