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Pronunciation / Transliteration: hakubo
"薄暮のなかで街の明かりが灯りはじめた。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The twilight or the partial darkness appearing at dawn or dusk.
"The distant mountains faded into the purple crepuscle of the fading evening." - 2
The light reflected from the upper atmosphere when the sun is below the horizon.
"Astronomers utilized the brief crepuscle before total darkness to calibrate their telescopes."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'crepusculum', meaning twilight, which stems from 'creper', meaning dark, obscure, or doubtful. It entered the English language in the 15th century as a literary and astronomical term denoting the soft, diffused light of evening or morning.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Crepuscle" is said worldwide
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crépuscule
Transliteration: krepuskyl
"Les oiseaux chantent encore dans le crépuscule."
Dämmerung
Transliteration: dɛmərʊŋ
"Die Dämmerung setzte früh an diesem Winterabend ein."
crepuscolo
Transliteration: krepuscolo
"Il sole tramontava nel silenzio del crepuscolo."
crepúsculo
Transliteration: krepuskulo
"El cielo se tiñó de rojo durante el crepúsculo."
crepúsculo
Transliteration: krepuskulu
"Eles caminhavam juntos à luz do crepúsculo."
संध्याकाल
Transliteration: sandhyakaal
"संध्याकाल के समय आकाश का रंग सुंदर था।"
微光
Transliteration: wēiguāng
"他们在微光中看到了远处的山峰。"
황혼
Transliteration: hwanghon
"황혼이 지는 바닷가를 거닐었다."
薄暮
Transliteration: hakubo
"薄暮のなかで街の明かりが灯りはじめた。"
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