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dim

“dim” is a Norwegian Nynorsk word. Its 6 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. gloomy
  2. dim

noun

  1. a switching of one's headlamps from high-beam to low-beam
  2. lever, button or other
  3. dimmest, darkest part of the summer night
  4. twilight

Etymology

From the Old Norse adjective dimmr, from Proto-Germanic *dimmaz. The neuter noun is derived from the adjective. The automotive senses may be a Back-formation from of the verb dimme.

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