- noctern
- m? (-es/-as), n? (-es/-) a nocturn (religious service), one of the divisions of the office of matins [L]
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nocturn — /nok terrn/, n. Rom. Cath. Ch. the office of matins, consisting of nine psalms and either three or nine lessons. [bef. 1150; ME nocturne < ML nocturna, n. use of fem. of L nocturnus by night; r. OE noctern < ML, as above] * * * … Universalium
nocturn — noc•turn [[t]ˈnɒk tɜrn[/t]] n. rel a division of the office of matins • Etymology: bef. 1150; OE noctern < ML nocturna < L nocturnus of the night =noct , nox night+ urnus suffix of temporal adjectives … From formal English to slang
