acronycal

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adjective

Rising at sunset and setting at sunrise.

Opposite
cosmical
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Meanings

adjectiveacronycal (not comparable)

alternative achronycal · alternative acronic · alternative acronychal · alternative acronical · alternative acronichal

  1. not comparableastronomyRising at sunset and setting at sunrise.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
cosmical
Also see
acronic

Origin

From Ancient Greek ἄκρονυξ (ákronux, “nightfall”) + -al, one of the three poetic times for the rising and setting of stars, along with cosmical and heliacal.

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APA

acronycal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acronycal

MLA

“acronycal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acronycal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acronycal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acronycal.

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