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Abenddämmerung

dusk

noun AH-bent-deh-mer-ung Less Common
Time Time of Day

Also means

twilight

Usage Note

Abenddämmerung is the fading light after sunset, feminine like its sibling Morgendämmerung. Use it for the soft transition into night: in der Abenddämmerung. The simpler word Dämmerung alone can mean either dawn or dusk depending on context.

Examples

"Die Lichter gingen erst in der Abenddämmerung an."

Natural Translation

The lights only came on at dusk.

Literal Translation

The lights went only in the evening-twilight on.

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