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Twi"light` (?), n. [OE. twilight, AS. twi- (see Twice) + leóht light; hence the sense of doubtful or half light; cf. LG. twelecht, G. zwielicht. See Light.]
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1. The light perceived before the rising, and after the setting, of the sun, or when the sun is less than 18° below the horizon, occasioned by the illumination of the earth's atmosphere by the direct rays of the sun and their reflection on the earth.
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2. faint light; a dubious or uncertain medium through which anything is viewed.
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As when the sun . . . from behind the moon,
In dim eclipse, disastrous twilight sheds. Milton.
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The twilight of probability. Locke.
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Twi"light`, a. 1. Seen or done by twilight. Milton.
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2. Imperfectly illuminated; shaded; obscure.
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O'er the twilight groves and dusky caves. Pope.
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