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- Dictionarysun·set/ˈsənˌset/
noun
- 1. the time in the evening when the sun disappears or daylight fades: "sunset was still a couple of hours away"
adjective
- 1. denoting a legal provision under which a program, agency, regulation, etc., is automatically terminated at the end of a fixed period unless renewed by legislative action: "the bill will have a two-year sunset clause, so the decision will need to be revisited after the next election"
verb
- 1. (of a program, agency, regulation, etc.) expire or be terminated automatically at the end of a fixed period unless renewed by legislative action: North American "the tax cut will sunset after three years unless lawmakers extend it"
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Learn the meaning of sunset as a noun, adjective, and verb, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how sunset can refer to the time of day, the end of something, or the color of the sky.
Sunset is the time or appearance of the sky when the sun goes down in the evening. Learn how to use sunset as a noun, adjective or verb in different contexts and languages.
Sunset (or sundown) is the disappearance of the Sun below the horizon of the Earth (or any other astronomical object in the Solar System) due to its rotation. As viewed from everywhere on Earth, it is a phenomenon that happens approximately once every 24 hours, except in areas close to the poles.
Sunset is the time or the colours of the sun disappearing below the horizon in the evening. Learn more about the word origin, synonyms, pronunciation, and examples of sunset in sentences.
Sunset definition: the setting or descent of the sun below the horizon in the evening.. See examples of SUNSET used in a sentence.
Definitions of sunset. noun. the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon. synonyms: sundown. see more. noun. atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun. see more. noun. the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon. see more. adjective. providing for termination.
Learn the meaning of sunset as a noun, with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes. Find out how to use sunset in different contexts, such as time, space and law.
