sun·set /ˈsʌnˌsɛt/
1. the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
antonym: dawn, dawning, morning, aurora, first_light, daybreak, break_of_day, break_of_the_day, dayspring, sunrise, sunup, cockcrow
2. atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun
synset: sunset
3. the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon
synset: sunset
1. of a declining industry or technology; "sunset industries"
synset: sunset
2. providing for termination; "a program with a sunset provision"
synset: sunset
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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