hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
the dark part of the diurnal cycle considered a time unit
a period of ignorance or backwardness or gloom
the period spent sleeping
quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
