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nocturne definition

noc·turne (näk′tʉrn′)

noun

  1. a painting of a night scene
  2. a musical composition, esp. for the piano, of a romantic or dreamy character thought appropriate to night

Etymology: Fr < L nocturnus: see nocturnal

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