crepuscule

/ˈkɹɛp.ʊˌskjuːl/

KɹƐP · ʊskjuːl (2 syllables)

English Noun
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Definition

Twilight.

Etymology

From Middle French crepuscule m, ultimately from Latin crepusculum n.

Example Sentences

  • "Van watched them with the same pleasurable awe he had experienced as a child, when, lost in the purple crepuscule of an Italian hotel garden, in an alley of cypresses, he supposed they were golden ghouls or the passing fancies of the garden."
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