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/twuy"lit'/, adj.lighted by or as by twilight: a twilit cathedral.[1865-70; TWI(LIGHT) + LIT1]
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twilit
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twilit — (also twilighted) ► ADJECTIVE ▪ dimly illuminated by or as if by twilight … English terms dictionary
twilit — [twī′lit] adj. full of or bathed in the softly diffused light of twilight … English World dictionary
twilit — adjective /ˈtwaɪlɪt/ Illuminated by or as if by twilight. He was like someone lying in twilit, formless, preëxistence<! [sic] , and stretching out his hands lovingly towards many coloured, many sounding life … Wiktionary
twilit — adjective literary lit by twilight: the twilit gray of the sea … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
twilit — adjective Etymology: twilight + lit Date: 1869 lighted by or as if by twilight … New Collegiate Dictionary
twilit — twi|lit [ˈtwaılıt] adj literary lit by twilight … Dictionary of contemporary English
twilit — twi|lit [ twaı,lıt ] adjective LITERARY lit only by TWILIGHT … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
twilit — (also twilighted) adjective dimly illuminated by or as if by twilight … English new terms dictionary
twilit — twi·lit … English syllables
twilit — UK [ˈtwaɪlɪt] / US [ˈtwaɪˌlɪt] adjective literary lit only by twilight … English dictionary
