night

Definitions


[nʌɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the period from sunset to sunrise in each twenty-four hours
(e.g: a moonless night)

- the period between afternoon and bedtime; an evening
(e.g: he was not allowed to go out on weekday nights)


Phrases:
- night and day

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


[nʌɪt], (Interjection)

Definitions:


Phrases:
- night and day

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


[nʌɪt], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- during the night; at night
(e.g: investments that won't keep us awake nights with worry)


Phrases:
- night and day

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




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