pénombre

See also: penombre

French edit

Etymology edit

From Latin paene (“almost”) + umbra (“shadow”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /pe.nɔ̃bʁ/
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Noun edit

pénombre f (plural pénombres)

penumbra
half-light, twilight, gloom

Further reading edit

“pénombre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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