Synonyms for nocturnally
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : nok-tur-nl |
| Phonetic Transcription : nɒkˈtɜr nl |
Définition of nocturnally
Origin :- late 15c., from Old French nocturnal "nightly, nocturnal," or directly from Late Latin nocturnalis, from Latin nocturnus "belonging to the night," from nox (genitive noctis) "night," cognate with Old English neaht (see night) + -urnus, suffix forming adjectives of time. Nocturnal emission "involuntary ejaculation during sleep" first recorded 1813.
- As in nightly : adv each evening; after dark
- And as Snap's master went down the meadow, the parts likely to be nocturnally affected began to burn and tingle.
- Extract from : « Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City » by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
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