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lightning

/ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/ · 9 letters · 6 distinct letters

  1. noun

    abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light

  2. noun

    the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more

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