"by night" meaning in English

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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "during the night",
          "word": "nokte"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "during the night",
          "word": "yöllä"
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          "code": "el",
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          "roman": "nýktor",
          "sense": "during the night",
          "word": "νύκτωρ"
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          "roman": "núktōr",
          "sense": "during the night",
          "word": "νύκτωρ"
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          "code": "la",
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          "sense": "during the night",
          "word": "noctu"
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          "sense": "during the night",
          "word": "nocą"
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          "code": "pl",
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          "sense": "during the night",
          "word": "po nocy"
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          "sense": "during the night",
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          "roman": "aktu",
          "sense": "during the night",
          "word": "अक्तु"
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          "sense": "during the night",
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      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "during the night",
      "word": "nokte"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "during the night",
      "word": "yöllä"
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      "roman": "nýktor",
      "sense": "during the night",
      "word": "νύκτωρ"
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      "roman": "núktōr",
      "sense": "during the night",
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      "sense": "during the night",
      "word": "noctu"
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      "sense": "during the night",
      "word": "nocą"
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "during the night",
      "word": "po nocy"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "during the night",
      "word": "po nocach"
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      "roman": "aktu",
      "sense": "during the night",
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