nychthemeron

nychthemeron
noun /nɪkˈθɛ.mə.ɹɒn,nɪkˈθɛ.mɪ.ɹɒn,nɪkˈθi.mə.ɹɑn,nɪkˈθɛməɹɑn/
A period of one day and one night, a date : in the West, this is a period of 24 consecutive hours.

Ideler passes over the Indians, and with good reason ; for they had not the week, and could not have had it, since they divided the nychthemeron into thirty hours, which the following out the same method would give rise to an entirely different series of planetary regents.

See Also: nychthemeral

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  • nychthemeron — nych·them·er·on …   English syllables

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