Sunday, March 18, 2007

New words Learn..hopfully can remember

Haha..KYC uses this to describe me and the 2nd to describe himself..^0^
First was:
noc·tur·nal [nok-tur-nl] Pronunciation Key –adjective
1.of or pertaining to the night (opposed to diurnal).
2.done, occurring, or coming at night: nocturnal visit.
3.active at night (opposed to diurnal): nocturnal animals.
4.opening by night and closing by day, as certain flowers (opposed to diurnal).
–noun
5.Archaic. an astrolabe for telling time at night or for determining latitude by the position of certain stars in reference to Polaris.

Second was:
di·ur·nal [dahy-ur-nl] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –adjective
1.of or pertaining to a day or each day; daily.
2.of or belonging to the daytime (opposed to nocturnal).
3.Botany. showing a periodic alteration of condition with day and night, as certain flowers that open by day and close by night.
4.active by day, as certain birds and insects (opposed to nocturnal).
–noun
5.Liturgy. a service book containing offices for the daily hours of prayer.
6.Archaic. a diary.
7.Archaic. a newspaper, esp. a daily one.



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