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crepusculum — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dusk noun The dim period between sunset and full darkness.
  • morning noun The early part of the day, from midnight or dawn up to noon.
  • sunset noun The moment the sun goes down below the horizon in the evening.
  • twilight noun The soft, dim light in the sky just before sunrise or, more commonly, just after sunset.

Senses

crepusculum is used for these senses in English:

  • dusk The time after the sun has set but when the sky is still lit by sunlight; the evening twilight period.
  • morning The early part of the day, especially from midnight to noon. [from 13th c.]
  • sunset The changes in color of the sky before and after sunset.
  • sunset (figuratively) The final period of the life of a person or thing.

dusk — full definition

  1. noun The dim period between sunset and full darkness.
  2. adj Dim or somewhat dark in colour or light.
  3. verb To grow dim or dark, or to make something so.

morning — full definition

  1. noun The early part of the day, from midnight or dawn up to noon.
  2. noun The early stage of a period, project, or era, used figuratively.

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