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twilight /twīˈlīt/ noun- The faint light after sunset or before sunrise
- This time of day
- Dim light or partial darkness
- A period of decay following a period of success, vigour, greatness, etc
adjective- Of or at twilight
- Specif of work, educational classes, etc, taking place after normal daytime hours, between late afternoon and early evening
- Faintly illuminated
- Obscure, indefinite
- Partial, transitional
transitive verb To illuminate faintly ORIGIN: twi- and light twīˈlighted or twīˈlit adjective twilight of the Gods see ety for Ragnarök twilight sleep noun Partial anaesthesia, eg in childbirth, by the use of drugs twilight zone noun - A dilapidated, decaying area of a city or town typically situated between the main business and commercial area and the suburbs
- The lowest depth of an ocean to which light can penetrate
- Any area or state transitional or indefinite in character
- A place of supernatural and frighteningly unpredictable happenings (informal)
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