LYCHNIC
\lˈɪt͡ʃnɪk], \lˈɪtʃnɪk], \l_ˈɪ_tʃ_n_ɪ_k]\
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lik'nik, n. a part of the vespers of the Greek Church on the occasion of a vigil.--n. LYCHNAP'SIA, a series of seven prayers in the vespers of the Greek Church.--adj. LYCHNID'IATE, emitting light, phosphorescent.--ns. LYCH'NOBITE, one who works by night and sleeps by day; LYCH'NOMANCY, divination by means of lamps; LYCH'NOSCOPE, a small window-like opening in the south wall of a church. [Gr. lychnos, a light.]
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