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   twi·light

   /ˈtwīˌlīt/

   noun

   • 1. the soft glowing light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon, caused by the refraction and scattering of the sun's rays from the atmosphere: "she looked out on the beautiful twilight" Similar half-lightsemidarknessdimnessgloom
   • ▪ the period of the evening when twilight takes place, between daylight and darkness: "a pleasant walk in the woods at twilight" Similar duskearly eveningeveningclose of daysunsetsundownnightfallliterary:eventidethe gloamingrare:owl lightcrepusculecrepuscleevenfallOpposite dawndaybreak
   • 2. a period or state of obscurity, ambiguity, or gradual decline: "he was in the twilight of his career" Similar declinewaningdownturnebbautumnfinal yearsclosing yearslast yearsOpposite peakheight

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old Englishtwi- ‘two’ (used in an obscure sense in this compound) + light1.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › twilightTwilight Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of TWILIGHT is the light from the sky between full night and sunrise or between sunset and full night produced by diffusion of sunlight through the atmosphere and its dust; also : a time of twilight. How to use twilight in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTWILIGHT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   noun. uk / ˈtwaɪ.laɪt / us / ˈtwaɪ.laɪt / twilight noun (EVENING) Add to word list. [ U ] the period just before it becomes completely dark in the evening: the twilight I could make out a dark figure in the twilight. Stephen Hansen/EyeEm/GettyImages. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Days & times of day. afternoons. all day. am. arvo.

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   The time just after sunset, when the light is half-faded, but the world is not yet totally dark, is twilight. If you are between two states, like asleep and awake, that can also be called a twilight moment. Twilight comes just before the night falls.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTWILIGHT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   TWILIGHT meaning: 1. the period just before it becomes completely dark in the evening: 2. the final part of a…. Learn more.

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   Twilight definition: the soft, diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon, either from daybreak to sunrise or, more commonly, from sunset to nightfall.. See examples of TWILIGHT used in a sentence.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTWILIGHT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   the period of time during which the sun is a specified angular distance below the horizon (6°, 12°, and 18° for civil twilight, nautical twilight, and astronomical twilight, respectively)

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › twilightTwilight - definition of twilight by The Free Dictionary

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   twilight - The time of two lights, the fading sunset and the emerging light of the moon and stars; there are three sequential stages of twilight: civil twilight, nautical twilight, and astronomical twilight.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishtwilight noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   a state in which things are strange, mysterious or secret; a state that exists on the dividing line between two things. the twilight world of the occult. The dissidents lived in a twilight world of hushed voices and secret meetings. the twilight zone between living and merely existing.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishTWILIGHT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    TWILIGHT definition: the time just before it becomes completely dark in the evening. Learn more.

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishtwilight noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    Definition of twilight noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.