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night

Main Entry:: ¹night
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

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\-ləs\ adjective

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