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Definition of Silver lining
1. Noun. A consoling aspect of a difficult situation. "Look on the bright side of it"
Definition of Silver lining
1. Noun. An unexpected good outcome; especially following some bad event. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Silver Lining
Literary usage of Silver lining
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Baptist Missionary Magazine by American Baptist Foreign Mission Society (1902)
"God is victorious; that is the silver lining to the cloud. There have been
twenty-six baptisms since we came. Six of them occurred- during the month that ..."
2. The Drama and the Stage by Ludwig Lewisohn (1922)
"Barrie, or The silver lining CONTEMPORARY reviewers of the drama may be divided
into three classes: those who debate whether Pinero or Barrie is the greater ..."
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