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Definition of 'sunset'

English

(wikipedia)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The time of day when the sun disappears below the western horizon.
  • The changes in color of the sky at sunset.
  • (figuratively) The final period of the life of a person or thing.
  • * Campbell
    • 'Tis the sunset of life gives me mystical lore.
    one's sunset years
  • (attributively) Having a set termination date.
    • The tax increase legislation included a sunset clause requiring renewal to prevent the tax increase from expiring.
  • The region where the sun sets; the west.

    • Synonyms

    * (time) dusk, sundown (US), nightfall, twilight * (change in color of the sky at sunset) * (final period of life) end, final act, swansong * last, terminal, twilight

    Antonyms

    * sunrise

    Derived terms

    * sunset shell * sunset years

    See also

    * moonset

    Verb

  • (business|politics|transitive) To phase out.
    • We'll be sunsetting version 1.9 of the software shortly after releasing version 2.0 next quarter.

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