crepuscle
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cre·pus·cule
(krĭ-pŭs′kyo͞ol) also cre·pus·cle (-pŭs′əl)n.
Twilight.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin crepusculum, from creper, dark.]
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crepuscle
(ˈkrɛpəsəl; krɪˈpʌsəl) orcrepuscule
n
literary twilight
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Noun | 1. | ![]() even, evening, eventide, eve - the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake" night - a shortening of nightfall; "they worked from morning to night" time of day, hour - clock time; "the hour is getting late" |
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