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westering
(west¦er|ing)
Pronunciation:
/ˈwɛst(ə)rɪŋ/
adjective
literary
(especially of the sun) nearing the west:
the last rays of the westering sun
Origin:
mid 17th century
: from the literary verb
wester
, from
west
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