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13 Fun Words - NYCHTHEMERON Traditional Cache

Hidden : 3/6/2017
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There are many wondrous, weird and fun words in the English language. This series will present some of these words. Some of the words may be familiar to some folks, some words, not so much. Hopefully your vocabulary will be expanded.


NYCHTHEMERON


nychthemeron - a full period of a night and a day; a continuous 24 hour period; sometimes used to avoid the ambiguity inherent with the term 'day'

Pronunciation - nik-th em'-er-on

Origin - Greek from 'nykt' night + 'hemera' day or daytime


Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)