moon-set

moon·set

[moon-set]
noun
1.
the setting of the moon below the horizon.
2.
the time at which the moon disappears below the horizon.

Origin:
1835–45; moon + (sun)set

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moonset (ˈmuːnˌsɛt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
the moment when the moon disappears below the horizon

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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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