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Added 7 October 2026

sunset

/ˈsʌnˌsɛt/ noun

In Latin: crepusculum, occasus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about sunset at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon.
Atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun.
The daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon.

adjective

Of a declining industry or technology.
sunset industries
Providing for termination.
a program with a sunset provision

Origin

From Middle English son-sett, Sonne set, equivalent to sun + set. In Gower's Confessio Amantis, before 1393.

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