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night
What does night mean?
night (noun): the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use night in a sentence?
- They worked from morning to night. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce night?
/naɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does night come from?
From Middle English nighte, night, nyght, niȝt, naht, from Old English niht.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of night?
Words related to night
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “night” mean?
in some bicameral legislative systems, the upper house or chamber
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one individual's personality, character, demeanor, or disposition
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one's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past
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the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
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