crépuscule

See also: crepuscule

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin crepusculum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʁe.pys.kyl/
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Homophone: crépuscules
Rhymes: -yl

Noun

crépuscule m (plural crépuscules)

twilight, dusk (time of day between sunset and darkness)
Synonyms: coucher de soleil, entre chien et loup, l’heure du mystère, tombée de la nuit, (Réunion) fénoir

Antonym: aube (“dawn, daybreak”)

Derived terms

crépusculaire
crépuscule des dieux
crépusculin

Further reading

“crépuscule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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