n.
Any of the three canonical divisions of the office of matins.
[Middle English nocturne, from Medieval Latin nocturna, from Latin, feminine of nocturnus, of the night. See nocturnal.]
nocturn
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noc·turn (nŏk'tûrn') 
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n.
Any of the three canonical divisions of the office of matins.
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 | nocturne |
| First Nocturn of the Night Office for Holy Saturday (1977 Album by Officium Tenebrarum) |
| nocturnal |
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