nocturn
pronunciation
How to pronounce nocturn in British English:
UK ['nɒktɜ:n]
How to pronounce nocturn in American English:
US ['nɒktɜn]
Word Origin
- nocturn (n.)
- a division of the office of matins, early 13c., from Old French nocturne "evening service; curfew," from Medieval Latin nocturna, "group of Psalms used in the nocturns," from Latin nocturnus (see nocturnal).