night

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From Middle English, from Old English niht, neaht (night), from Proto-Germanic *nahts (night), from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (night). Cognate with Scots nicht (night), West Frisian nacht (night), Dutch nacht (night), German Nacht (night), Low German Nacht (night) , Danish nat (night), Icelandic nótt (night), Latin nox (night), Greek νύχτα (núchta, night).

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night (countable and uncountable; plural nights)

  1. (countable) The period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark.
  2. (countable) An evening or night spent at a particular activity.
    a night on the town
  3. (countable) A night (and part of the days before and after it) spent in a hotel or other accommodation.
    We stayed at the Hilton for five nights.
  4. (uncountable) Nightfall.
    from noon till night
  5. (uncountable) Darkness.
    The cat disappeared into the night.

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night!

  1. Short for good night
    Night all! Thanks for a great evening!

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night m. inv.

  1. nightclub

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night (plural nights)

  1. Alternative form of nighte.
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