NOCTUARY

Etymology

Noun

noctuary (plural noctuaries)

A record of what passes in the night; a nightly journal.

Anagrams

• cryonaut

Source: Wiktionary


Noc"tu*a*ry, n. Etym: [L. noctu by night.]

Definition: A record of what passes in the night; a nightly journal; -- distinguished from diary. [R.] Addison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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