noun
Meaning 1
Twilight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
crepuscule
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈkɹɛp.ʊˌskjuːl/
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US: /kɹɪˈpʌs.kjul/
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US: /ˈkɹɛp.əˌskjul/
noun
Meaning 2
the time of day immediately following sunset
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he loved the twilight
- they finished before the fall of night
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: twilight, dusk, gloaming, gloam, nightfall, evenfall, fall, crepuscle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hour, time of day
Narrower terms: night
History
Etymology
From Middle French crepuscule m, ultimately from Latin crepusculum n. Doublet of crepuscle and crepusculum.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: здрач (zdrač) — twilight
- Bulgarian: полумрак (polumrak) — twilight
- Catalan: crepuscle — twilight
- French: crépuscule — twilight
- German: Dämmerung — twilight
- German: Abenddämmerung — twilight
- Italian: crepuscolo — twilight
- Russian: су́мерки (súmerki) — twilight
- Spanish: crepúsculo — twilight