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		Definition of nocturn in English: nocturnnoun ˈnɒktəːnˈnäktərn (in the Roman Catholic Church) a part of matins originally said at night.  Example sentencesExamples -  Matins on important feasts and Sundays had three nocturns, while less important feasts and weekdays had only two nocturns.
 -  The observance of nocturns in winter is dealt with in the Benedictine Rule, Chapters 8-9.
 -  In the Roman office the threefold division of Matins was re-introduced even after the vigil service had split into Vespers, Matins, and Lauds, and the divisions came to be known as nightwatches or nocturns.
 -  Each of the three nocturns includes three sets of antiphons and psalms; a versicle and response; a time for silent prayer; and three lessons, each followed by a responsory.
 
 
 Origin   Middle English: from Old French nocturne or ecclesiastical Latin nocturnum, neuter of Latin nocturnus 'of the night'.    Definition of nocturn in US English: nocturnnounˈnäktərn (in the Roman Catholic Church) a part of matins originally said at night.  Example sentencesExamples -  The observance of nocturns in winter is dealt with in the Benedictine Rule, Chapters 8-9.
 -  Each of the three nocturns includes three sets of antiphons and psalms; a versicle and response; a time for silent prayer; and three lessons, each followed by a responsory.
 -  In the Roman office the threefold division of Matins was re-introduced even after the vigil service had split into Vespers, Matins, and Lauds, and the divisions came to be known as nightwatches or nocturns.
 -  Matins on important feasts and Sundays had three nocturns, while less important feasts and weekdays had only two nocturns.
 
 
 Origin   Middle English: from Old French nocturne or ecclesiastical Latin nocturnum, neuter of Latin nocturnus ‘of the night’.     |