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Sunset

//ˈsʌnˌsɛt//

Definitions

1
The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.
at sunset
2
The changes in color of the sky before and after sunset.
3
The final period of the life of a person or thing.
one's sunset years
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1
To phase out.
We’ll be sunsetting version 1.9 of the software shortly after releasing version 2.0 next quarter.

Word Origin

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

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//ˈsʌnˌsɛt//

1
The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.
at sunset
2
The changes in color of the sky before and after sunset.
3
The final period of the life of a person or thing.
one's sunset years
Similar
end final act swansong

1
To phase out.
We’ll be sunsetting version 1.9 of the software shortly after releasing version 2.0 next quarter.

Word Origin

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

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