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nocturn
[ nok-turn ]
/ ˈnɒk tɜrn /
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noun Roman Catholic Church.
the office of matins, consisting of nine psalms and either three or nine lessons.
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Origin of nocturn
before 1150; Middle English nocturne<Medieval Latin nocturna, noun use of feminine of Latin nocturnus by night; replacing Old English noctern<Medieval Latin, as above
Words nearby nocturn
noctis, noctograph, noctuid, noctule, nocturia, nocturn, nocturnal, nocturnal arc, nocturnal emission, nocturne, nocuous
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British Dictionary definitions for nocturn
nocturn
/ (ˈnɒktɜːn) /
noun
RC Church any of the main sections of the office of matins
Word Origin for nocturn
C13: from Medieval Latin nocturna, from Latin nocturnus nocturnal, from nox night
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