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sunset
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
sunset
(noun)
sunset
/
ˈ
sʌnˌsɛt/
noun
plural
sunsets
sunset
/
ˈ
sʌnˌsɛt/
noun
plural
sunsets
Britannica Dictionary definition of SUNSET
1
[
noncount
]
:
the time when the sun goes below the horizon in the evening
We arrived just before
sunset
. [=(
chiefly US
)
sundown
]
Prayers begin at
sunset
.
We worked
from sunrise to sunset
.
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2
:
the colors that are in the sky when the sun slowly goes below the horizon
[
count
]
a beautiful
sunset
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noncount
]
the golden light of
sunset
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