"twilight language" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: twilight languages [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Sanskrit सांध्याभाषा (sāṃdhyābhāṣā). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|sa|सांध्याभाषा}} Calque of Sanskrit सांध्याभाषा (sāṃdhyābhāṣā) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} twilight language (countable and uncountable, plural twilight languages)
  1. A secret communication system, involving verbal, nonvisual, or visual symbols, associated with tantric traditions in Vajrayana Buddhism and Hinduism. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-twilight_language-en-noun-IPNQJDfO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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