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Plural for the period of the evening when twilight is visible, between daylight and darkness
“They come out from the trunks of trees at twilight to forage.”
Plural for partial or total darkness, or a period of such
“Groping forward they heard wolves snarling along the edges of the footpath and could discern their gaunt forms moving in the twilight.”
Plural for the soft glowing light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon
“Therefore, the gods possess strength by day, demons in the night, the humans at the coming of the morning twilight, and the fathers in the evening twilight.”
Plural for a period or state of obscurity, ambiguity, or gradual decline
“In the twilight of her career, she aspired to sing Bizet's Carmen at the Opéra-Comique.”
Plural for the final period, especially of the life of a person or thing
Plural for the state of being unknown or inconspicuous
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