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"Lightning" Definition

noun

An abrupt, discontinuous natural electric discharge in the atmosphere.
Informal A sudden, usually improbable stroke of fortune.
The visible flash of light accompanying such a discharge.
The flashing of produced by a discharge of atmospheric electricity.
The discharge itself.

adjective

Moving or occurring with remarkable speed or suddenness.
Having or moving with or as if with the speed and suddenness of lightning .

verb-intransitive

To discharge a flash of lightning.

verb

To discharge a flash of lightning.

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