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sunset

Pronunciation: /ˈsʌnˌsɛt/

The English word “sunset” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.
  2. The changes in color of the sky before and after sunset.
  3. The final period of the life of a person or thing.
  4. A set termination date.
  5. The region where the sun sets; the west.

verb

  1. To phase out.

Etymology

From Middle English son-sett, Sonne set, equivalent to sun + set. In Gower's Confessio Amantis, before 1393.

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