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twilight years

twilight years noun: old age.

Noun

twilight years pl (plural only)

  1. (idiomatic, plural, plural-only) Old age.
    • Now that he's entering his twilight years, he's writing his memoirs.

Synonyms of twilight years

Questions about twilight years

What does twilight years mean?
Twilight years means old age.
What part of speech is twilight years?
Twilight years is a noun.

Words near twilight years in the dictionary

  1. twilight languages
  2. Twilight of the Gods
  3. twilight shift
  4. twilight shifts
  5. twilight sleep
  6. twilight years
  7. twilight zone
  8. twilight zoned
  9. twilight zones
  10. twilight zoning
  11. twilighted

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