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crepuscule
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cre·pus·cule

noun \kri-ˈpəs-(ˌ)kyül\

Definition of CREPUSCULE

: twilight

Variants of CREPUSCULE

cre·pus·cule or cre·pus·cle \-ˈpə-səl\

Examples of CREPUSCULE

  1. <from the deck of our sloop we watched as the island slowly faded from sight in the golden crepuscule of a beautiful Caribbean day>

Origin of CREPUSCULE

Latin crepusculum, from creper dusky
First Known Use: 14th century

Related to CREPUSCULE

Synonyms
dusk (or crepuscle), eve, evenfall, evening, eventide, gloaming, night, nightfall, sundown, sunset, twilight
Antonyms
aurora, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, daybreak, daylight, morn, morning, sunrise, sunup

Rhymes with CREPUSCULE

majuscule

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