Meaning of crepusculum | Babel Free
[krɛˈpʊs.kʊ.ɫũː]Definitions
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twilight, dusk declension-2, neuter
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darkness declension-2, neuter
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doubtful declension-2, neuter
- Equivalent to 'Twilight': The soft light in the sky seen before the rising and (especially) after the setting of the sun, occasioned by the illumination of the earth’s...
Examples
“Secundum hoc dicitur crepusculum a crepero: id vocabulum sumpserunt a Sabinis, unde veniunt Crepusci nominati Amiterno, qui eo tempore erant nati, ut Lucii prima luce in Reatino; crepusculum significat dubium; ab eo res dictae dubiae creperae, quod crepusculum dies etiam nunc sit an iam nox multis dubium.”
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CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
See also
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