nocturnal

Meanings

Adjective

  • Primarily active during the night.
  • Taking place at night, nightly.

Noun

  • A person or creature that is active at night.
  • A device for telling the time at night, rather like a sundial but read according to the stars.

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Origin

  • From Middle French nocturnal, from Latin nocturnus ("nocturnal, nightly"), from Latin nox ("night"), from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts ("night"). Cognates include Ancient Greek νύξ, Sanskrit नक्ति, Old English niht (English night) and Proto-Slavic *noťь.

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