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sunset

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sun·set  (snst)
n.
1. The event or time of the daily disappearance of the sun below the western horizon.
2. A decline or final phase: the sunset of an empire.
adj.
Providing for the automatic termination of a government program or agency unless deliberately reauthorized by law: a state-funded program with a sunset provision.

sunset [ˈsʌnˌsɛt]
n
1. (Astronomy) the daily disappearance of the sun below the horizon
2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) the atmospheric phenomena accompanying this disappearance
3. (Astronomy) Also called sundown the time at which the sun sets at a particular locality
4. the final stage or closing period, as of a person's life
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sunsetsunset - the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
even, evening, eventide, eve - the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake"
time of day, hour - clock time; "the hour is getting late"
aurora, break of day, break of the day, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, first light, sunrise, sunup, morning - the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"
2.sunset - atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun
atmospheric phenomenon - a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere
3.sunset - the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon
periodic event, recurrent event - an event that recurs at intervals
Adj.1.sunset - of a declining industry or technology; "sunset industries"
old - of long duration; not new; "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money"
2.sunset - providing for termination; "a program with a sunset provision"
last - coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining; "the last time I saw Paris"; "the last day of the month"; "had the last word"; "waited until the last minute"; "he raised his voice in a last supreme call"; "the last game of the season"; "down to his last nickel"

sunset
noun nightfall, dusk, sundown, eventide, gloaming (Scot. or poetic), close of (the) day The dance ends at sunset.
Related words
adjective acronychal, acronycal, or (U.S.) acronical
Translations
sunset [ˈsʌnset] Npuesta f del sol
at sunsetal atardecer, al ponerse el sol

sunset [ˈsʌnsɛt] ncoucher m du soleil
at sunset → au coucher du soleil

sunset [ˈsʌnˌsɛt] ntramonto
sunset [ˈsʌnˌsɛt] ntramonto

sunset غُروب západ slunce solnedgang Sonnenuntergang ηλιοβασίλεμα crepúsculo auringonlasku coucher de soleil zalazak sunca tramonto 日没 일몰 zonsondergang solnedgang zachód słońca pôr do sol закат солнца solnedgång พระอาทิตย์ตก gün batımı hoàng hôn 日落


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Once a ripple came to land In the golden sunset burning-- Lapped against a maiden's hand, By the ford returning.
The Kangaroo immediately adjourned, tracing against the sunset sky a parabolic curve spanning seven provinces, and evanished below the horizon.
There is no night-time in the northern summer, But golden shimmer fills the hours of sleep, And sunset fades not, till the bright new-comer, Red sunrise, smites the deep.
 
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