nightfall

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the time of day immediately following sunset

Etymology

From night + fall. Cf. dewfall.

In classic literature

Synonyms

twilight, dusk, gloaming, gloam, evenfall, fall, crepuscule, crepuscle

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