NYCHTHEMERON

Etymology

Noun

nychthemeron (plural nychthemera or nychthemerons)

A period of one day and one night, a date: in the West, this is a period of 24 consecutive hours.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 May 2024

INFERIOR

(adjective) having an orbit between the sun and the Earth’s orbit; “Mercury and Venus are inferior planets”


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