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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary noc·turn \\ˈnäk-ˌtərn\\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English nocturne, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin nocturna, from Latin, feminine of nocturnus DATE 14th century : a principal division of the office of matins English Etymology nocturn a division of the office of matins, early 13c., from M.L. nocturna, "group of Psalms used in the nocturns," from L. nocturnus (see nocturnal). Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged noc·turn I. \ˈnäkˌtərn\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English nocturne, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin nocturna, from feminine of Latin nocturnus nocturnal Roman Catholicism : one of the three principal divisions of the office of matins, formerly sung or recited between midnight and 4 o'clock in the morning, but now often on the preceding afternoon or evening II. \(ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French nocturne, from Latin nocturnus archaic : nocturnal |
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