"anight" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /əˈnaɪt/
Etymology: a- + night Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|a|night}} a- + night Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} anight (not comparable)
  1. (obsolete) In the night-time, at night. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-anight-en-adv-GjTPrAck Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with a-

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          "ref": "1680, Thomas Betterton, The Revenge, or, A Match in Newgate, London: W. Cademan, act IV, scene 1, page 37",
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        "(obsolete) In the night-time, at night."
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        "(obsolete) In the night-time, at night."
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