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Meaning of ANTELUCAN

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\An`te*lu"can\, a. [L. antelucanus; ante + lux light.]
Held or being before light; -- a word applied to assemblies
of Christians, in ancient times of persecution, held before
light in the morning. ``Antelucan worship.'' --De Quincey.
 
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