son et lumière
(sɒn eɪ luːmieəʳ)
singular noun
Son et lumière is an entertainment which is held at night in an old building such as a castle. A person describes the history of the place, and at the same time different parts of the building are brightly lit and music is played.
son et lumière in British English
(ˈsɒn eɪ ˈluːmɪˌɛə, French sɔ̃n e lymjɛr)
noun
an entertainment staged at night at a famous building, historical site, etc, whereby the history of the location is presented by means of lighting effects, sound effects, and narration
Word origin
French, literally: sound and lightson et lumière in American English
(sɔ̃̃ eɪ lyˈmjɛʀ)
French
1.
a technique of presenting a historical spectacle, esp. at night before a monument, etc., using special lighting effects and live or recorded narration, music, etc.
2.
such a spectacle
Word origin
Fr, sound and lightImage ofson et lumière
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