"evenfall" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: evenfalls [plural]
Etymology: From even (“evening”) + fall. Compare nightfall. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|even|fall|t1=evening}} even (“evening”) + fall, {{m|en|nightfall}} nightfall Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} evenfall (countable and uncountable, plural evenfalls)
  1. (poetic) dusk, twilight Tags: countable, poetic, uncountable Categories (topical): Times of day Synonyms: crepusculum, mirkning, nightfall, dusk

Inflected forms

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