| NOUN | time | sunset, sundown | the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon |
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| phenomenon | sunset | atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun | |
| event | sunset | the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | sunset | of a declining industry or technology |
| all | sunset | providing for termination |
| Sounds | sah'nseh.t | |
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| Rhymes | abet ... yet: 108 rhymes with eht... | |
| Meaning | Of a declining industry or technology. | |
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| Example | "sunset industries" | |
| Broader | old | Of long duration |
| Meaning | Providing for termination. | |
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| Example | "a program with a sunset provision" | |
| Broader | last | Coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining |
| Meaning | The time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon. | |
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| Synonym | sundown | |
| Part of | evening, eve, even, eventide | The latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall) |
| Broader | hour, time of day | clock time |
| Opposite | dawn, dawning, morning, aurora, first light, daybreak, break of day, break of the day, dayspring, sunrise, sunup, cockcrow | The first light of day |
| Spanish | ocaso, puesta del sol | |
| Catalan | ocàs, posta de sol | |
| Meaning | atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun. | |
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| Broader | atmospheric phenomenon | A physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere |
| Spanish | ocaso, puesta del sol | |
| Catalan | ocàs, posta de sol | |
| Meaning | The daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon. | |
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| Broader | periodic event, recurrent event | An event that recurs at intervals |
| Spanish | ocaso, puesta del sol | |
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