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night

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Main Entry:
1night 
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Pronunciation:
\ˈnīt\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Old English niht; akin to Old High German naht night, Latin noct-, nox, Greek nykt-, nyx
Date:
before 12th century
1: the time from dusk to dawn when no sunlight is visible2 a: an evening or night taken as an occasion or point of time <the opening night> b: an evening set aside for a particular purpose3 a: the quality or state of being dark b: a condition or period felt to resemble the darkness of night: as (1): a period of dreary inactivity or affliction (2): absence of moral values c: the beginning of darkness : nightfall
night·less 
          Listen to the pronunciation of nightless \-ləs\ adjective


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