noctis
Americanadjective
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(in prescriptions) of the night.
Etymology
Origin of noctis
< Latin, genitive singular of nox night
Example Sentences
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For all he knew there might never have been any such law as the jus primae noctis, or any such creature as a capitalist, or any such garment as a top hat.
From "1984" by George Orwell
Sint fidae precor, ah, dices, facilesque tenebrae; Lux mea dum noctis, res nova! poscit opem.
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard
O noctis miserere meae, miserere; per illam In te quae primo riserit ore, diem.
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard
O noctis miserere meae, miserere, per illam, Haec mea quam, fidei, nox habet ipsa, diem.
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard
Respice nunc alia ac diversa pericula noctis: quod spatium tectis sublimibus unde cerebrum 80 testa ferit, quotiens rimosa et curta fenestris vasa cadant, quanto percussum pondere signent et laedant silicem.
From Readings from Latin Verse With Notes by Bushnell, Curtis C.
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