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A strong creative impulse, especially as a result of divine inspiration. Example: a mythic afflatus

[from Latin afflatus, from past participle of afflere, to breathe on : ad-, ad- + flare, to blow.]

An imitation of gold. A finish of a copper and zinc or tin alloys that resemble gold in appearance and are used to ornament furniture, moldings, architectural details, and jewelry.

adjective: meaning to have regularly arranged, overlapping edges, as roof tiles or fish scales.

example: “a space of disappearance where ‘imperialism’ and ‘globalism’ are imbricated with each other”