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NOCTURNE

\nˈɒktɜːn], \nˈɒktɜːn], \n_ˈɒ_k_t_ɜː_n]\

Definitions of NOCTURNE

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language

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A picture of a night scene; a dreamy, sentimental, musical composition appropriate to the night; a serenade.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Art. A painting representing a night-scene.
A dreamy, sentimental composition appropriate to the evening or night.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

A picture of a night scene; a piece to play at night.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

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