evening

1. The latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall) (synset 115191509)
   "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake"
   is a type of: day, daylight, daytime - the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
   subtypes: guest night - an evening when members of a club or college can bring their friends as guests
   has:

   • sundown, sunset - the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
   • crepuscle, crepuscule, dusk, evenfall, fall, gloam, gloaming, nightfall, twilight - the time of day immediately following sunset
   same as: eve, even, eventide
2. A later concluding time period (synset 115292923)
   "it was the evening of the Roman Empire"
   domain usage: figure, figure of speech, image, trope - language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
   is a type of: period, period of time, time period - an amount of time
3. The early part of night (from dinner until bedtime) spent in a special way (synset 115192953)
   "an evening at the opera"
   is a type of: period, period of time, time period - an amount of time
   is a part of: dark, night, nighttime - the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

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