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nocti-

 
a combining form meaning “night,” used in the formation of compound words: noctilucent.
Also, especially before a vowel, noct-.

Origin:
< L nocti-, comb. form of nox night
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noct-  
pref.  Variant of nocti-.
nocti- or noct-  
pref.  Night: noctilucent.

[New Latin, from Latin nox, noct-, night; see nekw-t- in Indo-European roots.]
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noct- pref.
Night: nocturia.

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