Nighttime and Sunup

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Nighttime noun - The time from sunset to sunrise when there is no visible sunlight.

Usage example: before electricity, gas lamps were used for illumination during the nighttime

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Sunup is an antonym for nighttime.

Sunup noun - The first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance.

Usage example: have you ever actually heard a rooster crow at sunup?

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Nighttime is an antonym for sunup.

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