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nocturn

[ nok-turn ]
/ ˈnɒk tɜrn /

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

noct. maneq., noctograph, noctuid, noctule, nocturia, nocturn, nocturnal, nocturnal arc, nocturnal emission, nocturnal enuresis, nocturnal myoclonus
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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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