What is the difference between day and night?
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Any period of 24 hours.
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A period from midnight to the following midnight.
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(lb) Rotational period of a planet (especially Earth).
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The part of a day period which one spends at one’s job, school, etc.
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Part of a day period between sunrise and sunset where one enjoys daylight; daytime.
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A specified time or period; time, considered with reference to the existence or prominence of a person or thing; age; time.
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A period of contention of a day or less.
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(rare) To spend a day (in a place).
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(lb) The period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark.
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, title= (lb) An evening or night spent at a particular activity.
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, title= (lb) A night (and part of the days before and after it) spent in a hotel or other accommodation.
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(lb) Nightfall.
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(lb) Darkness.
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(lb) A dark blue colour, midnight blue.
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A night's worth of competitions, generally one game.
To spend a night (in a place), to overnight.
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*:"So I took seat and ate somewhat of my vivers, my horse also feeding upon his fodder, and we nighted in that spot and next morning I set out."
Night is a antonym of day.
As nouns the difference between day and night
is that day is any period of 24 hours while night is the period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark.As verbs the difference between day and night
is that day is to spend a day (in a place) while night is to spend a night (in a place), to overnight.As proper nouns the difference between day and night
is that day is {{surname|patronymic|from=given names}} derived from a medieval diminutive of David while Night is the goddess of the night in Heathenry.As an interjection night is
short for good night.day
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Alternative forms
* daie (archaic)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* a broken clock is right twice a day * all-day * as the day is long * calendar day * Canada Day * daily * day after day * day-after-day * daybreak * daydream * daycare, day care * * day job * day laborer * day letter * daylight * daylily * day-neutral * day nursery * day off * day of reckoning * day one * day return * day school * daystar * daytime * day to day * day-to-day * day trader * day trip * day boarder * day bed * degree-day * dollar day * every dog has its day * field day * flag day, Flag Day * Friday * have its day * have seen one's day * holiday * holy day * judgment day * latter-day * Monday * payday * present-day * rainy day * Saturday * save the day * sick day * Sunday * Thursday * tomorrow is another day * Tuesday * Victoria day * WednesdayVerb
(en verb)- When I nighted and dayed in Damascus town,
See also
*Statistics
*night
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(wikipedia night)Alternative forms
* nite (informal)Noun
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Irregular bedtimes may affect children's brains, passage=Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits. ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.}}
The new masters and commanders, passage=From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.}}