nocturn

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nocturn - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Nocturn \Noc"turn\, n. [F. nocturne, fr. L. nocturnus. See
     Nocturnal, and cf. Nocturne.]
     1. An office of devotion, or act of religious service, by
        night.
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     2. One of the portions into which the Psalter was divided,
        each consisting of nine psalms, designed to be used at a
        night service. --Hook.
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