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[dʌsk], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the darker stage of twilight
(e.g: dusk was falling rapidly)
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Origin
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Old English dox ‘dark, swarthy’ and doxian ‘darken in colour’, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German tusin ‘darkish’; compare with dun The noun dates from the early 17th century The change in form from -x to -sk occurred in Middle English
[dʌsk], (Verb)
Definitions:
- grow dark
(e.g: the sky dusked and the shadows got long and hard)
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Origin
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Old English dox ‘dark, swarthy’ and doxian ‘darken in colour’, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German tusin ‘darkish’; compare with dun The noun dates from the early 17th century The change in form from -x to -sk occurred in Middle English
[dʌsk], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- shadowy, dim, or dark
(e.g: the dusk demesnes of night)
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Origin
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Old English dox ‘dark, swarthy’ and doxian ‘darken in colour’, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German tusin ‘darkish’; compare with dun The noun dates from the early 17th century The change in form from -x to -sk occurred in Middle English
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