Night-time

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of nighttime. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

    "Can we use an accredited agent, or perhaps for a night-time incident it would be better to deploy in daylight hours, for example?"

Example

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""Is there any point to which you would wish to draw my attention?" "To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time." "The dog did nothing in the night-time." "That was the curious incident," remarked Sherlock Holmes."

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