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Of the rising or setting of a celestial object: occurring at or just after sunset.
Late 16th century; earliest use found in John Blagrave (d. 1611), mathematician. From post-classical Latin acronychos or its etymon ancient Greek ἀκρόνυχος acronic + -al.