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Commonnight
The correct spelling is night.
How to pronounce night
/naɪt/
nounIPA: /naɪt/
Say it like: Nit
The correct spelling is night. The period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark. For example: "How do you sleep at night when you attack your kids like that!?"
Usage Examples
“How do you sleep at night when you attack your kids like that!?”
“a night on the town”
“I stayed my friend's house for three nights.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark.
- 2.(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.
- 3.(Legal) Often defined in the legal system as beginning 30 minutes after sunset, and ending 30 minutes before sunrise.
- 4.An evening or night spent at a particular activity.
- 5.A night (and part of the days before and after it) spent in a place away from home, e.g. a hotel.
verb
- 1.To spend a night (in a place), to overnight.
interjection
- 1.Ellipsis of good night
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