MEANING
The dim, fading light of twilight, especially the period just after sunset.
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Name the fading light of twilight.A rare, compact alternative to “twilight” for a heightened prose register.
Words that belong together
- the crepuscule of evening
- gather at crepuscule
- fading crepuscule
On the page
The ridge vanished into the crepuscule, its last edges bruised violet.
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- Base
- crepuscule
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Usage notes
Rare and literary; it names twilight rather than the whole night.
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