ANTELUCAN

Adjective

antelucan (not comparable)

Before dawn.

Anagrams

• cannulate

Source: Wiktionary


An`te*lu"can, a. Etym: [L. antelucanus; ante + lux light.]

Definition: Held or being before light; -- a word applied to assemblies of Christians, in ancient times of persecution, held before light in the morning. "Antelucan worship." De Quincey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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