"night and day" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} night and day (not comparable)
  1. Alternative form of day and night Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: day and night Categories (topical): Day, Night
    Sense id: en-night_and_day-en-adv-5FtTGuXZ Disambiguation of Day: 57 43 Disambiguation of Night: 60 40

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} night and day (uncountable)
  1. Alternative form of day and night: Said of things that are very different, though possibly superficially alike. Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: day and night (extra: Said of things that are very different, though possibly superficially alike)
    Sense id: en-night_and_day-en-noun-Qvnq8wKP Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 32 68 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 20 80 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 22 78

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