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Sunset

[suhn-set]

sun·set

[suhn-set]
noun
1.
the setting or descent of the sun below the horizon in the evening.
2.
the atmospheric and scenic phenomena accompanying this.
3.
the time when the sun sets.
4.
the close or final stage of any period.
adjective
5.
(of an industry, technology, etc.) old; declining: sunset industries.
6.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sunset law: to add sunset restrictions to a bill.

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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English; see sun, set
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sunset (ˈsʌnˌsɛt)
 
n
1.  the daily disappearance of the sun below the horizon
2.  the atmospheric phenomena accompanying this disappearance
3.  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

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