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nightwatching

nightwatching is the alternative form of night-watching.

Meaning of night-watching

Noun

night-watching (plural night-watchings)

  1. The act or practice of keeping watch at night; night vigil.

Forms of nightwatching

pluralnightwatchings

Questions about nightwatching

What is nightwatching the alternative form of?
Nightwatching is the alternative form of night-watching.

Words near nightwatching in the dictionary

  1. nightwards
  2. nightwatch
  3. nightwatcher
  4. nightwatchers
  5. nightwatches
  6. nightwatching
  7. nightwatchings
  8. nightwatchman
  9. nightwatchmen
  10. nightwatchwoman
  11. nightwatchwomen

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