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   twilight

   /ˈtwʌɪlʌɪt/

   noun

   • 1. the soft glowing light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon, caused by the reflection of the sun's rays from the atmosphere: "she looked out on the beautiful twilight" Similar half-lightsemi-darknessdimnessgloom
   • ▪ the period of the evening when twilight is visible, between daylight and darkness: "a pleasant walk in the woods at twilight" Similar duskearly eveningeveningclose of daysunsetsundownnightfallliterary:eventidethe gloamingrare:owl lightcrepusculecrepuscleevenfallOpposite dawndaybreak
   • 2. a period or state of obscurity, ambiguity, or gradual decline: "he was in the twilight of his career" Similar declinewaningdownturnebbautumnfinal yearsclosing yearslast yearsOpposite peakheight

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old Englishtwi- ‘two’ (used in an obscure sense in this compound) + light1.

   Scrabble Points: 15

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