twilight
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[ noun ] (physics) the diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon but its rays are refracted by the atmosphere of the earth
Synonyms Used in print (Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)He recognized her because she was the one who , in a winter twilight , on the edge of camp , had once stopped him and reached down her hand to touch his fly . What had that man , that other young Jew , felt as he stood in the twilight and heard other men , far_away , singing together ? Related terms |
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[ noun ] (physics) the diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon but its rays are refracted by the atmosphere of the earth
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[ noun ] a condition of decline following successes
Examples "in the twilight of the empire" Related terms |
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