"night-fall" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: night-falls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} night-fall (countable and uncountable, plural night-falls)
  1. Archaic form of nightfall. Tags: alt-of, archaic, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: nightfall
    Sense id: en-night-fall-en-noun-t53KQuvK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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