dilucular
US/daɪˈluːkjəlɚ/
dilucular adjective: of or pertaining to dawn.
Adjective
dilucular (comparative more dilucular, superlative most dilucular)
- Of or pertaining to dawn.
- It has been reserved for the last 20 years to recognize that in the XV century, or what may be called the late dilucular period of modern music, England held the undoubted hegemony of musical Europe ...1910, C. Maclean, “The Dunstable Inscription in London”, in Sammelbände Der Internationalen Musikgesellschaft, volume 11, number 2, pages 232–249
- ...and there is a tale of his grappling with a fierce mastiff which attacked him before daylight in the garden of a house where he was staying—for Barrow was another of the dilucular students.1911, Douglas Macleane, Famous Sermons by English Preachers, Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons, Ltd.
- Antonyms:
- crepuscular
Synonyms of dilucular
Antonyms
Forms of dilucular
| comparative | more dilucular |
|---|---|
| superlative | most dilucular |
Origin of dilucular
Learned borrowing from Latin dīlūculum + -ar.
Questions about dilucular
- What does dilucular mean?
- Dilucular means of or pertaining to dawn.
- What part of speech is dilucular?
- Dilucular is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce dilucular?
- Dilucular is pronounced /daɪˈluːkjəlɚ/ (US).
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