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   brownout

   /ˈbraʊnaʊt/

   noun

   • 1. a reduction in or restriction on the availability of electrical power in a particular area: North American "the cities are experiencing brownouts as air conditioners are switched into overdrive"

   Word Origin 1940s: after blackout.

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • B

     3

   • R

     1

   • O

     1

   • W

     4

   • N

     1

   • O

     1

   • U

     1

   • T

     1

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