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night noun ( EVENING )
/naɪt/ n Definition
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[C or U] the period of time between the late afternoon and going to bed; the eveningShall we go dancing on Saturday night?
We've been out every night this week.
She's a singer in a bar by night and a secretary by day.
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[S] the evening on which a special event happensWhen's the last night of your show?
The first/opening night of her new film was a great success.
night-night child's expression
used as another way of saying good night, usually by or to children
the other night
on one evening recently
I saw Naomi at the club the other night.
a night out
an evening spent at a restaurant, theatre, etc. rather than staying at home
Let's have a night out together on Saturday - we could go dancing.
(Definition of night noun (EVENING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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