See also: night-fall

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Etymology

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From night +‎ fall. Cf. dewfall.

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Noun

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nightfall (countable and uncountable, plural nightfalls)

  1. The close of the day; the coming of night.
    Synonyms: dusk, evening, sundown, sunset; see also Thesaurus:dusk
    at nightfall
  2. Nocturnal emission.

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The time of nightfall varies throughout the year, except near the equator.

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