nighttime
playSimple Definition of nighttime
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: the time of darkness between one day and the next : the time of day when no light from the sun can be seen
Examples of nighttime in a sentence
The animal hunts in the nighttime.
<before electricity, gas lamps were used for illumination during the nighttime>
14th Century
First Known Use of nighttime
14th century
Other Calendar Terms
NIGHTTIME Defined for Kids
Law Dictionary
nighttime
Legal Definition of nighttime
1 : the time from dusk to dawn
2 : a statutorily set period usually beginning shortly after dusk and ending shortly after dawn
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