record of one night's thoughts
• (n.) A record of what passes in the night; a nightly journal; -- distinguished from diary. • (n.) A record of what passes in the night; a nightly journal; -- distinguished from diary.
Noc'tu·a·ry noun [ Latin noctu by night.] A record of what passes in the night; a nightly journal; -- distinguished from diary . [ R.] Addison.