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Definitions for NICTATE
nic·tate
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Princeton's WordNet
blink, wink, nictitate, nictateverb
briefly shut the eyes
"The TV announcer never seems to blink"
Wiktionary
nictateverb
To wink or blink; (of certain animals) to close the nictating membrane.
Etymology: From (the participle stem of) nictare.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Nictateverb
To wink.
Etymology: nicto, Latin.
There are several parts peculiar to brutes, which are wanting in man; as the seventh or suspensory muscle of the eye, the nictating membrane, and the strong aponeuroses on the sides of the neck. John Ray.
Webster Dictionary
Nictateverb
to wink; to nictitate
Etymology: [L. nictare, nictatum, from nicere to beckon.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Nictate
nik′tāt, v.i. to wink—also Nic′titate.—ns. Nic′tātion, Nictitā′tion.—Nictitating membrane, a thin movable membrane covering the eyes of birds. [L. nictāre, -ātum.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of NICTATE in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of NICTATE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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