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lowlight
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
lowlight
(noun)
lowlight
/
ˈ
loʊˌlaɪt/
noun
plural
lowlights
lowlight
/
ˈ
loʊˌlaɪt/
noun
plural
lowlights
Britannica Dictionary definition of LOWLIGHT
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:
something (such as an event or a detail) that is very unpleasant or dull
:
the worst part of something
That meal turned out to be one of the
lowlights
of our vacation.
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