What is the meaning of nightfall?

The time of day immediately following sunset.
- usage: "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night"
- synonyms: twilight, dusk, gloaming, gloam, evenfall, fall, crepuscule, crepuscle

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APA	WordNet. (2010). nightfall. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/nightfall/definitions/1297561
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