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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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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Sunset
Sun"set"\, Sunsetting \Sun"set`ting\, n. 1. The descent of the sun below the horizon; also, the time when the sun sets; evening. Also used figuratively. 'T is the sunset of life gives me mystical lore. --Campbell. 2. Hence, the region where the sun sets; the west. Sunset shell (Zo["o]l.), a West Indian marine bivalve (Tellina radiata) having a smooth shell marked with radiating bands of varied colors resembling those seen at sunset or before sunrise; -- called also rising sun.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : sunset
Spanish:
puesta de sol, crepúsculo,
German:
der Sonnenuntergang,
Japanese:
日没
Main Entry: sun·set
Function: adjective
: having or being a provision stipulating the termination or repeal of something (as a law, grant, or insurance coverage) on a specified date <sunset laws requiring periodic review of programs to justify their continuance>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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