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   lightning

   /ˈlʌɪtnɪŋ/

   noun

   • 1. the occurrence of a natural electrical discharge of very short duration and high voltage between a cloud and the ground or within a cloud, accompanied by a bright flash and typically also thunder: "a tremendous flash of lightning"
   • ▪ a flash or discharge of lightning: "the sky was a mass of black cloud out of which lightnings flashed"

   adjective

   • 1. very quick: "a lightning cure for his hangover"

   Word Origin Middle English: special use of lightening (verbal noun from lighten2).

   Scrabble Points: 14

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