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night 
  n 
1 the period of darkness each 24 hours between sunset and sunrise, as distinct from day 
2 modifier of, occurring, working, etc., at night 
a night nurse  
3 the occurrence of this period considered as a unit 
four nights later they left  
4 the period between sunset and retiring to bed; evening 
5 the time between bedtime and morning 
she spent the night alone  
6 the weather conditions of the night 
a clear night  
7 the activity or experience of a person during a night 
8 sometimes cap any evening designated for a special observance or function 
9 nightfall or dusk 
10 a state or period of gloom, ignorance, etc. 
11 ♦ make a night of it to go out and celebrate for most of the night 
12 ♦ night and day continually 
that baby cries night and day   (Related adj)   →  nocturnal 
  (Old English niht; compare Dutch nacht, Latin nox, Greek nux) 
♦  nightless  adj 
♦  nightlike  adj 

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