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| day |
the period between sunrise and sunset. [1/3 definitions] |
| daytime |
Daytime is the time when it is light outside. Daytime is between sunrise and sunset. |
| future |
A future thing is a thing that will happen or exist in the time that is ahead of us. A future thing might happen tomorrow, for example, or next month, or two years from now. The sunrise tomorrow is an example of a future event. [1/2 definitions] |
| Ramadan |
the daily fasting from sunrise to sunset during this month. [1/2 definitions] |
| sunrise |
Sunrise is the first moment that people can see the sun in the morning. It is the time that the sun comes up. [2 definitions] |
| twilight |
the faint light in the sky when the sun is below the horizon before sunrise and after sunset. [1/2 definitions] |
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