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English noun: twilight zone

1. twilight zone (object) the lowest level of the ocean to which light can reach


Broader (hypernym)Davy Jones, Davy Jones's locker, ocean bottom, ocean floor, sea bottom, sea floor, seabed

2. twilight zone (attribute) the ambiguous region between two categories or states or conditions (usually containing some features of both)


SamplesBut there is still a twilight zone, the tantalizing occurrences that are probably noise but might possibly be a signal.
In the twilight zone between humor and vulgarity.
In that no man's land between negotiation and aggression.


Synonymsno man's land


Broader (hypernym)ambiguity, equivocalness









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