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antelucan, a.|æntɪˈl(j)uːkən|
[ad. L. antelūcānus before dawn; f. ante + lūc- (lux) light: see -an.]
Of or pertaining to the hours just before dawn.
1654Gayton Fest. Notes iii. vi. 103 All manner of Antelucan Labourers. a1656Bp. Hall Rem. 44 (T.) The Phosphorus of piety and antelucan devotion. a1859De Quincey Wks. X. 259 This practice of crepuscular ante-lucan worship, possibly having reference to the ineffable mystery of the resurrection. |