 dusk |
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| 1. | [ noun ] the time of day immediately following sunset | |
| Synonyms: | nightfall twilight evenfall fall crepuscle crepuscule gloaming | |
| Examples: | "he loved the twilight" "they finished before the fall of night" |
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| Related terms: | hour night evening | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (physics) the diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon but its rays are refracted by the atmosphere of the earth | |
| Synonyms: | twilight | |
| Related terms: | light semidarkness | |
| Similar spelling: |
dusky duke Dues duck ducky Dux dug duse Duce Duca |
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