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noun
A sunbeam seen just after sunset or just before sunrise, caused by a cloud below the horizon and dust particles in the air above the horizon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A cloud shadow cast on the bright sky.
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History
From the Latin crepusculum (“twilight”).
Across languages
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