NOCTURN


Meaning of NOCTURN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ 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

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