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    crepuscule
    /ˈkrɛpəskjuːl/

    noun

    • 1. twilight. rare

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › crepusculeCrepuscule Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. cre· pus· cule kri-ˈpə- (ˌ)skyül. variants or crepuscle. kri-ˈpə-səl. Synonyms of crepuscule. : twilight. Synonyms. dusk. evenfall. evening. eventide. gloaming. nightfall. sundown. sunset. twilight. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of crepuscule in a Sentence.

  3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › crepusculeCrepuscule - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Crepuscule is twilight or dusk. It’s that period of not quite dark and not quite light, right after sunset. Night is dark, while day is light (as long as it’s not cloudy). Then there are times when it’s mixed: like crepuscule. Crepuscule is a time of partial darkness, as the sun has just set.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › crepusculeCREPUSCULE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Crepuscule definition: twilight; dusk.. See examples of CREPUSCULE used in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCREPUSCULE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Jun 16, 2024 · noun. twilight; dusk. : also creˈpuscle (krɪˈpʌsəl ) Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Word origin. Fr crépuscule < L crepusculum, dim. < creper, dark. Word Frequency. crepuscule in American English. (krɪˈpʌskjuːl, ˈkrepəˌskjuːl) noun. twilight; dusk.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › CREPUSCULECrepuscule - definition of crepuscule by The Free Dictionary

    Define crepuscule. crepuscule synonyms, crepuscule pronunciation, crepuscule translation, English dictionary definition of crepuscule. also cre·pus·cle n. Twilight. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCREPUSCULAR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    (of animals) active or appearing at the time of day just before the sun goes down, or just after the sun rises, when the light is not bright: Deer are crepuscular, meaning that they are most active at dawn and at dusk. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Days & times of day. afternoons. all day. am. arvo. happy hour. high noon. hour.

  8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › crepusculecrepuscule - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    May 22, 2024 · Noun. [ edit] crepuscule (plural crepuscules) (now rare) Twilight . Synonyms. [ edit] blue hour, gloaming; see also Thesaurus:twilight. Related terms. [ edit] crepuscular. Translations. [ edit] ± twilight. See also. [ edit] smokefall.

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › crepusculeCrepuscule Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    noun. Twilight; dusk. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: crepuscle. fall. evenfall. nightfall. gloaming. dusk. twilight. candlelighting. Other Word Forms of Crepuscule. Noun. Singular: crepuscule. Plural: crepuscules. Origin of Crepuscule. Middle English from Old French from Latin crepusculum from creper dark.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryCREPUSCULE definition in American English | Collins English...

    crepuscule in American English. (krɪˈpʌskjuːl, ˈkrepəˌskjuːl) noun. twilight; dusk. Also: crepuscle (krɪˈpʌsəl) Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin.

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    Crepuscule definition: . See examples of CREPUSCULE used in a sentence.