Local English word record

twilight zone

noun · 2 senses

the ambiguous region between two categories or states or conditions (usually containing some features of both)

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Examples

  • but 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

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Synonyms

no man's land

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