Antelucan: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Antelucan adjective. Belonging to the hours just before dawn.
How to say it
an-tee-LOO-kun/ˌantɪˈl(j)uːkən/
4 syllables, stressed on the third (LOO).
Antelucan in a sentence
Bakers keep antelucan hours, kneading while the street sleeps.
We set off in the antelucan dark to see the sunrise from the summit.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- pre-dawn
- early
Where antelucan comes from
From Latin antelucanus, from ante, before, and lux, light.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
We set off in the _____ dark to see the sunrise from the summit.
- antelucan
- continual
- belated
Show the answer
antelucan: We set off in the antelucan dark to see the sunrise from the summit.