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Candle

/kˈændəl/
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(noun) A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.

Put out the candle. The blackout is over.
The candle has gone out.
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We lit a single ____ when the power went out during the big storm.

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