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specular

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spec·u·lar  (spky-lr)
adj.
Of, resembling, or produced by a mirror or speculum.
specu·lar·ly adv.
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Adj.1.specular - capable of reflecting light like a mirror; "mirrorlike surface of the lake"; "a specular metal"
mirrorlike
reflective - capable of physically reflecting light or sound; "a reflective surface"


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Look once more, ere we leave this specular mount, Westward, much nearer by south-west; behold Where on the AEgean shore a city stands, Built nobly, pure the air and light the soil-- Athens, the eye of Greece, mother of arts And Eloquence, native to famous wits Or hospitable, in her sweet recess, City or suburban, studious walks and shades.
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