crepuscule

== English == === Alternative forms === crepuscle === Etymology === From Middle French crepuscule m, ultimately from Latin crepusculum n. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɹɛp.ʊˌskjuːl/ (US) IPA(key): /kɹɪˈpʌs.kjul/, /ˈkɹɛp.əˌskjul/ === Noun === crepuscule (plural crepuscules) (now rare) Twilight. ==== Synonyms ==== blue hour, gloaming; see also Thesaurus:twilight ==== Related terms ==== crepuscular ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== smokefall crepusculum == Old French == === Etymology === (First attested in the late 13th c.) Borrowed from Latin crepusculum n. === Noun === crepuscule oblique singular, m (oblique plural crepuscules, nominative singular crepuscules, nominative plural crepuscule) twilight, dusk ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: crepuscule m French: crépuscule m → Romanian: crepuscul n → English: crepuscule