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noun Roman Catholic Church.
the office of matins, consisting of nine psalms and either three or nine lessons.
Origin:
before 1150; Middle English nocturne < Medieval Latin nocturna, noun use of feminine of Latin nocturnus by night; replacing Old English noctern < Medieval Latin, as above
before 1150; Middle English nocturne < Medieval Latin nocturna, noun use of feminine of Latin nocturnus by night; replacing Old English noctern < Medieval Latin, as above
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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