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blackout
noun(black-out)
a turning off of the stage lighting to separate scenes in a play or end a play or skit; also : a skit that ends with a blackout
blackout
noun(black-out)
a period of darkness enforced as a precaution against air raids
blackout
noun(black-out)
a period of darkness (as in a city) caused by a failure of electrical power
blackout
verb(black-out)
blot out, erase
blackout
verb(black-out)
to suppress by censorship
blackout
verb(black-out)
to envelop in darkness

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