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noun • The period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark. • (Astronomy) The period of darkness beginning at the end of evening astronomical twilight when the sun is 18 degrees below the horizon, and ending at the beginning of morning astronomical twilight. • (Legal) Often defined in the legal system as beginning 30 minutes after sunset, and ending 30 minutes before sunrise. • An evening or night spent at a particular activity. • A night (and part of the days before and after it) spent in a place away from home, e.g. a hotel. • Nightfall. • Darkness (due to it being nighttime). • A dark blue colour, midnight blue. • A night's worth of competitions, generally one game. | ||||||||
| 28% | 11 | The region that experiences at least one 24-hour period of continuous daylight and one 24-hour period of continuous darkness each year. | ||||||
noun • a line of latitude at the north or south poles | ||||||||
| 27% | 12 | The quality or state of being full of darkness or darkness itself | ||||||
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