How does the word sound?
History of this Word
"noct" is from "noct" (night) spoken by ancient people in central Italy around 700 B.C.
A prefix added to the start of a word. Indicates that "night" modifies the word. Created to expand meanings. Can be used with many words to form new words.
Examples of how the word is used
|The most notable feature of nocturnal animals is the size of their eyes.|
|Because of their high altitude noctilucent clouds are being studied by a number of people around the world.|