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sunset

DEFINITIONS OF: sunset

1

n the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

Synonyms:
sundown
Antonyms:
aurora, break of day, break of the day, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, first light, morning, sunrise, sunup
the first light of day
Type of:
hour, time of day
clock time

n atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun

Type of:
atmospheric phenomenon
a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere

n the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon

Type of:
periodic event, recurrent event
an event that recurs at intervals

adj providing for termination

“a program with a sunset provision”
Synonyms
last
coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining

adj of a declining industry or technology

“sunset industries”
Synonyms
old
of long duration; not new
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