twilight
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More hidden forms of two occur in twilight, zwieback, between, and betwixt, in which twi, zwie, tween, and twixt all mean ` two. '
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- noun The diffused light from the sky during the early evening or early morning when the sun is below the horizon and its light is refracted by the earth's atmosphere.
- noun The time of the day when the sun is just below the horizon, especially the period between sunset and dark.
- noun Dim or diffused illumination.
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More hidden forms of two occur in twilight, zwieback, between, and betwixt, in which twi, zwie, tween, and twixt all mean ` two. '
— VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIV No 3 -
Thus, twilight is literally the ` time of two lights: the fading sunset and the emerging light of the moon and stars 'while the root sense of zwieback is ` twice baked.'
— VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIV No 3 - A man was never voted to be Master of his Crafthall unless he had more than a glorious baritone voice to recommend him to his fellow Masters. — Nerilka's Story
- Ivan, the name of the Fourth Evangelist, the one beloved of the Lord. — Enchantment
- The earlier clouds had lifted into a high haze, and the twilight was already chill. — Darksong Rising
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- Middle English twilighte : Old English twi-, two, half; see dwo- in Indo-European roots + Old English līht, light; see light1.
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/ (twīˈlītˌ)/
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