antitwilight

noun

an·​ti·​twi·​light

ˈantē¦-,

-tə̇-

variants or antitwilight arch

: the pink or purplish glow in the eastern sky after sunset

Word History

Etymology

anti- entry 1 + twilight, as translation of French anticrépusculaire

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

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