sunset

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[edit] English

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A sunset (changes in color of the sky).

[edit] Etymology

sun +‎ set. In Gower's Confessio Amantis, before 1393.[1]

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈsʌnˌsɛt/
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[edit] Noun

sunset (plural sunsets)

  1. The time of day when the sun disappears below the western horizon.
  2. The changes in color of the sky at sunset.
  3. (figuratively) The final period of the life of a person or thing.
  4. (attributive) Of or relating to the final period of the life of a person or thing.
    one's sunset years
  5. (attributive) Having a set termination date.
    The tax increase legislation included a sunset clause requiring renewal to prevent the tax increase from expiring.

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[edit] Verb

sunset (third-person singular simple present sunsets, present participle sunsetting, simple past and past participle sunsetted)

  1. (business, politics, transitive) To phase out.
    We'll be sunsetting version 1.9 of the software shortly after releasing version 2.0 next quarter.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Robert K. Barnhart (ed.), Chambers, 1988

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