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al⋅pen⋅glow

  [al-puhn-gloh]
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–noun
a reddish glow often seen on the summits of mountains just before sunrise or just after sunset.
Origin:
1870–75; < G Alpenglühen, with glow r. G glühen
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al·pen·glow   (āl'pən-glō')   
n.  A rosy glow that suffuses snow-covered mountain peaks at dawn or dusk on a clear day.

[Partial translation of German Alpenglühen : Alpen, Alps + glühen, to glow.]
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