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- Ancient Greek · derived fromκλέπτης ἐν νυκτί
- English todaythief in the night
A calque from Ancient Greek κλέπτης ἐν νυκτί (kléptēs en nuktí).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
thief in the night
Today it means: Something stealthy or that occurs without warning. Full definition →
Ancient Greek κλέπτης ἐν νυκτί