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nighttide

[nahyt-tahyd]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Literary.

nighttime.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of nighttide¹

First recorded in 1845–50; night + tide ¹

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Example Sentences

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And so all the nighttide I lie down by the side Of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride, In her sepulcher there by the sea, In her tomb by the sounding sea.

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