Both Uses
twilight
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To Build a Fire
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- The brief day drew to a close in a long, slow twilight.
*twilight = the time of day between daylight and darkness (in this case, just after sunset, but in other usage, it could be just before sunrise)
- As the twilight drew on, its eager yearning for the fire mastered it, and with a great lifting and shifting of forefeet, it whined softly, then flattened its ears down in anticipation of being chidden by the man.†
Definitions:
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(twilight as in: pink clouds in a twilight sky) the time of day between daylight and darkness (just after sunset or just before sunrise); or the light from the sky at that time
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(twilight as in: the twilight of her career) a condition of decline following successes
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Much more rarely, twilight can refer to