'Nocturn' definitions:
Definition of 'Nocturn'
From: GCIDE
- Nocturn \Noc"turn\, n. [F. nocturne, fr. L. nocturnus. See Nocturnal, and cf. Nocturne.]
- 1. An office of devotion, or act of religious service, by night. [1913 Webster]
- 2. One of the portions into which the Psalter was divided, each consisting of nine psalms, designed to be used at a night service. --Hook. [1913 Webster]