crepuscule

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crepuscule

/ˈkɹɛp.ʊˌskjuːl/ UK
/kɹɪˈpʌs.kjul/ US
/ˈkɹɛp.əˌskjul/ US

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From Middle French crepuscule m, ultimately from Latin crepusculum n. Doublet of crepuscle and crepusculum.

noun crepuscules · crepuscle

archaic Twilight. Van watched them with the same pleasurable awe he had experienced as a child, when, lost in the purple crepuscule of an Italian hotel garden, in an alley of cypresses, he supposed they were golden ghouls or the passing fancies of the garden.
Similar: blue hour, gloaming

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noun twilight

Español	crepúsculo
Français	crépuscule
Deutsch	Dämmerung, Abenddämmerung
Italiano	crepuscolo
Русский	су́мерки súmerki

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"crepuscule." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/crepuscule. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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crepuscule. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/crepuscule

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@misc{crepuscule_2026,
  title = {crepuscule},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/crepuscule},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}