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Sunset

//ˈsʌnˌsɛt// noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    providing for termination wordnet
  2. 2
    of a declining industry or technology wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon. countable, uncountable

    "at sunset"

  2. 2
    the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon wordnet
  3. 3
    The changes in color of the sky before and after sunset. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun wordnet
  5. 5
    The final period of the life of a person or thing. countable, figuratively, uncountable

    "one's sunset years"

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  1. 6
    the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon wordnet
  2. 7
    A set termination date. attributive, countable, uncountable

    "The tax increase legislation included a sunset clause requiring renewal to prevent the tax increase from expiring."

  3. 8
    The region where the sun sets; the west. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To phase out. transitive

    "We’ll be sunsetting version 1.9 of the software shortly after releasing version 2.0 next quarter."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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