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Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Wandering at night; noctivagant. not-comparable, poetic

   "And Phoebe the benign in her nightwandering chariot / Was trampling the midheaven."

Synonyms

All synonyms

noctivagous

Example

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"And Phoebe the benign in her nightwandering chariot / Was trampling the midheaven."

Etymology

Compound of night + wandering.

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