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Word: Nocturnal
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 15th century: from late Latin nocturnalis, from Latin nocturnus ‘of the night’, from nox, noct- ‘night’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
nɒkˈtəːnl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
done, occurring, or active at night
Short Definition:done, occurring, or active at night
Examples:- most owls are nocturnal
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