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nocturne

noun noc·turne \ˈnäk-ˌtərn\

: a piece of music especially for the piano that has a soft and somewhat sad melody

Full Definition of NOCTURNE

: a work of art dealing with evening or night; especially : a dreamy pensive composition for the piano — compare aubade 3

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Origin of NOCTURNE

French, adjective, nocturnal, from Latin nocturnus

First Known Use: 1814

Rhymes with NOCTURNE

adjourn, astern, attorn, casern, concern, discern, downturn, epergne, eterne, extern, heartburn, Hepburn, intern, in turn, inurn, kick turn, lucerne, Lucerne, nocturn, outturn, return, sauternes, secern, sojourn, star turn, stem turn, step turn, sunburn, unlearn, upturn, U-turn, windburn

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