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| night [ nīt ] |
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1. daily period of darkness: the period of darkness occurring each day in most parts of the world, or the entire period between sunset and sunrise
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2. time between bedtime and waking: the time between somebody's going to sleep in the evening and waking the next morning
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3. period of evening activities: the period between sunset and bedtime, especially when spent in entertainment or some other activity
  We had a great night at her birthday party.
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4. evening devoted to special activity: any period after sunset devoted to a special activity, function, or observance
Tomorrow night is Family Night at the ballpark.
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5. nightfall: the period of time just after the sun goes down, when it gets dark
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6. period of cultural or emotional gloominess: a period marked by grief, gloom, ignorance, or obscurity
Europe slipped into the long night of the Dark Ages.
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7. dark or darkened state: a dark or darkened state, or an absence of light, consciousness, or enlightenment
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adjective |
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1. occurring at night: occurring, appearing, or visible at night
night terrors
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2. used at night: used chiefly at night
Use the night entrance.
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3. working at night: working at night in a job also done during the day
the night porter
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4. active at night: awake or active at night
night feeders
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interjection |
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Same as good night
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| [ Old English niht< Indo-European] |
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night and day the entire time
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