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acronycal

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From Ancient Greek ἄκρονυξ (ákronux, “nightfall”) + -al, one of the three poetic times for the rising and setting of stars, along with cosmical and heliacal.

adjective achronycal · acronic · acronychal · acronical · acronichal

  1. not comparable, of a star Rising at sunset and setting at sunrise.

Opposite: cosmical

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Opposite: cosmical

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@misc{acronycal_2026,
  title = {acronycal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/acronycal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}