Etymology

noctuary

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Today it means: A record of what passes in the night; a nightly journal. Full definition →

Latin noctu
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  1. Latin · derived fromnoctu“by night”
  2. English todaynoctuary

From Latin noctu (“by night”). Compare diary.

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