Pernoctation

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pernoctation \Per`noc*ta"tion\, n. [L. pernoctatio, fr.
     pernoctare to stay all night; per + nox, noctis, night.]
     The act or state of passing the whole night; a remaining all
     night. "Pernoctation in prayer." --Jer. Taylor.
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