TWILIGHT
\twˈa͡ɪla͡ɪt], \twˈaɪlaɪt], \t_w_ˈaɪ_l_aɪ_t]\
Definitions of TWILIGHT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night"
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lighted by or as if by twilight; "The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn"-Henry Fielding; "the twilight glow of the sky"; "a boat on a twilit river"
By Princeton University
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the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night"
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a state of diffused or dim illumination
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lighted by or as if by twilight; "The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn"-Henry Fielding; "the twilight glow of the sky"; "a boat on a twilit river"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The light perceived before the rising, and after the setting, of the sun, or when the sun is less than 18¡ below the horizon, occasioned by the illumination of the earth's atmosphere by the direct rays of the sun and their reflection on the earth.
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faint light; a dubious or uncertain medium through which anything is viewed.
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Imperfectly illuminated; shaded; obscure.
By Oddity Software
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The faint light before sunrise and after sunset; dimness; obscurity.
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Of or pertaining to the time before sunrise or after sunset; dim.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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The light existing when the sun is below the horizon; a faint light; figuratively, faint or indistinct mental perception.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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The faint light after sunset and before sunrise: an uncertain view.
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Of twilight: faintly illuminated: obscure.
By Daniel Lyons
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Faint light just after sunset and just before sunrise; any faint light.
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Of twilight; faintly lighted.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Pertaining to twilight; shadowy; dim.
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The faint light diffused over the sky after sunset or before sunrise.
By James Champlin Fernald
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