crepuscule

[ kri-puhs-kyool, krep-uh-skyool ]

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noun

twilight; dusk.

Origin of crepuscule

¹

1350–1400; <Latin crepuscul(um), equivalent to crepus- (akin to creper obscure) + -culum-cule¹

Also cre·pus·cle [kri-puhs-uhl]. /krɪˈpʌs əl/.

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How to use crepuscule in a sentence

Nous estions encore une lieu et demye de l'isle, qu'il estoit j soir et la fin du crepuscule.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614 | Various

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