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dark night

dark night noun: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dark, night. Also the ellipsis of dark night of the soul.

Noun

dark night (plural dark nights)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dark, night.

Also used as

dark night is also the ellipsis of dark night of the soul.

Forms of dark night

pluraldark nights

Origin of dark night

From dark + night.

Questions about dark night

What does dark night mean?
Dark night means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dark, night.
What part of speech is dark night?
Dark night is a noun.
What is the plural of dark night?
The plural of dark night is dark nights.

Words near dark night in the dictionary

  1. dark moon
  2. dark moons
  3. dark nebula
  4. dark nebulae
  5. dark nebulas
  6. dark night
  7. dark night of the soul
  8. dark nights
  9. dark nights of the soul
  10. dark o’clock
  11. dark pattern

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