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   night

   /nʌɪt/

   noun

   • 1. the period from sunset to sunrise in each twenty-four hours: "a moonless night"
   • ▪ the night as the interval between two days: "supplements per person per night"
   • ▪ the darkness of night: "a line of watchfires stretched away into the night"
   • ▪ nightfall. literary
   • 2. the period between afternoon and bedtime; an evening: "he was not allowed to go out on weekday nights"
   • ▪ an evening characterized by a particular event or activity: "a quiz night"

   exclamation

   • 1. short for goodnight informal

   adverb

   • 1. during the night; at night: informal North American "investments that won't keep us awake nights with worry"

   Word Origin Old Englishneaht, niht, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch nacht and German Nacht, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin nox and Greek nux.

   Derivatives

   • 1. nightless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

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