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nyct-

nyct- prefix: night or darkness.

Prefix

nyct-

  1. Night or darkness.

Forms of nyct-

alternative formnycto-
alternative formnoct-
alternative formnycti-

Origin of nyct-

From Ancient Greek νύκτ- (núkt-), stem of νύξ (núx, “night”).

Questions about nyct-

What does nyct- mean?
Nyct- means night or darkness.
What part of speech is nyct-?
Nyct- is a prefix.

Words near nyct- in the dictionary

  1. nychthemerons
  2. nyckelharpa
  3. nyckelharpas
  4. nyckelharpor
  5. NYCL
  6. nyct-
  7. NYCTA
  8. nyctaginaceous
  9. nyctalgia
  10. nyctalope
  11. nyctalopes

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