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nightfall

night·fall

UK/ˈnaɪt.fɔl/ US/ˈnaɪt.fɑl/ fairly common

noun

1.

the time of day immediately following sunset

  • “he loved the twilight”
  • “they finished before the fall of night”
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Origin

From night + fall. Cf. dewfall.

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