acronychal


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acronychal

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acronycal

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acronical

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acronic

adj
occurring at sunset: the star has an acronychal rising.
[C16: from Greek akronychos at sunset, from acro- + nykh-, nyx night]
aˈcronychally, aˈcronycally, aˈcronically adv
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