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dusk
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dusk
(noun)
dusk
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ˈ
dʌsk/
noun
dusk
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ˈ
dʌsk/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of DUSK
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the time when day changes into night and the sky begins to get darker
The park closes
at dusk
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