twilight

noun [U]

/ˈtwɑɪˌlɑɪt/

Definition

› the low level of light when it is late in the day, just before the darkness of night, or this period of the day › fig. Twilight is also any late period, when the end of something is near: The book presents a compelling portrait of the singer in the twilight of her career.

(Definition of twilight noun from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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