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nocturn definition

noc·turn (näk′tərn)

noun

any of the divisions of the office of matins

Etymology: ME nocturne < OFr < ML(Ec) nocturna < L nocturnus: see nocturnal

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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