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English word origin

Etymology of adusk

From a- (“on, at”) + dusk.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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adj

Resembling conditions at dusk or twilight, low-lit, dark; in darkness, gloomy.

adv

At dusk; in the dusk or twilight.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From a- (“on, at”) + dusk.

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