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twilight Definition


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twilight
noun
    1. The faint diffused light in the sky when the sun is just below the horizon, especially the kind that can be seen just after sunset, but also the kind that can be seen just before sunrise.
    2. The time of day when this occurs.
      Example: arranged to meet at twilight
      Thesaurus: dusk, sunset, sundown, gloaming, evening.
    3. Dim light or partial darkness.
    4. A period or state when full understanding, knowledge, perception, etc is lacking.
    5. A period of decline in strength, health or importance, especially after a period of vigorous activity.
      Example: the twilight of his life
adj
    1. Belonging, relating or referring to, or occurring at, twilight.
      Example: in her twilight years
    2. Shadowy; dim.
      Example: twilight images on the edge of consciousness
      Thesaurus: dim, darkening, crepuscular, shadowy.
    3. Not fully part of society; not quite within the law.
      Example: twilight enterprises
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon twi two + light.



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