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Electricity

/ɪˌlɛˈktrɪsəti/
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(noun) Originally, a property of amber and certain other nonconducting substances to attract lightweight material when rubbed, or the cause of this property; now understood to be a phenomenon caused by the distribution and movement of charged subatomic particles and their interaction with the electromagnetic field.

Can you imagine what our lives would be like without electricity?
Machinery uses a lot of electricity.
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