black·out — /ˈblækˌaʊt/ noun, pl outs [count] 1 : a period when lights are kept off or are hidden from view to guard against enemy airplane attack in a war the blackouts of World War II 2 : a period when lights are off because of an electrical power failure… … Useful english dictionary
black — blackish, adj. blackishly, adv. blackishness, n. /blak/, adj., blacker, blackest, n., v., adv. adj. 1. lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it. 2. characterized by absence of light; enveloped in … Universalium
black — black1 W1S1 [blæk] adj comparative blacker superlative blackest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(colour)¦ 2¦(no light)¦ 3¦(people)¦ 4¦(drink)¦ 5¦(dirty)¦ 6¦(without hope)¦ 7¦(humour)¦ 8¦(angry)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
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Black Heung Jin Nim — refers to the embodiment of the spirit of Heung Jin Moon in the body of a black Zimbabwean member of the Unification Church. Heung Jin Moon, the second son of Sun Myung Moon and Hakja Han Moon, had died at age 17 in 1982. Nim is an honorific… … Wikipedia
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