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- pronunciation:
- nak
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
of, concerning, or occurring in the night.
He suffered from nocturnal fears that kept him awake.The secret police carried out a nocturnal raid on the writer's premises.- synonyms:
- night, nightly
- antonyms:
- diurnal
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| definition 2: |
active at night.
nocturnal jungle creatures. (Cf. diurnal.)
- antonyms:
- diurnal
- similar words:
- night, nightly
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| definition 3: |
of certain flowers, opening at night. (Cf. diurnal.)
- similar words:
- night, nightly
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| derivations: |
nocturnally (adv.), nocturnality (n.) |
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