dark night

noun

Etymology

From dark + night.

  1. inherited from *nókʷts — “night
  2. inherited from *nahts — “night
  3. inherited from *naht — “night
  4. inherited from niht
  5. inherited from nighte
  6. compounded as dark night — “dark + night

Definitions

  1. Ellipsis of dark night of the soul.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

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

The neighborhood

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