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What is another word for Nocturn?

Pronunciation: [nˈɒktɜːn] (IPA)

There are several synonyms for the word "nocturn" which refer to activities or events that are associated with the night. One of the most common synonyms is "nighttime," which refers to the period of time between sunset and sunrise. Another synonym is "nocturnal," which refers to plants or animals that are active during the night. The word "nightfall" refers to the moment when the sun sets and the darkness of the night begins. "Twilight" is another synonym which refers to the period of time before sunrise or after sunset when the sky is illuminated by the sun's rays. Lastly, "evening" is also a synonym which typically refers to the period of time between sunset and bedtime.
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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

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And furthermore, notwithstanding that the ancient fathers have divided the Psalms into seven portions, whereof every one was called a Nocturn, now of late time a few of them have been daily said and the rest utterly omitted .
"A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer"
William Reed Huntington
Across the sleeping lake hurried a north wind, on its long journey to blow open the snowy camellias folded close in the heart of the South, and under his winged sandals the waters crimped, rippled, swelled into wavelets that played their minor adagio in nature's Nocturn, as their foam fingers fell on the pebbles that fringed the beach.
"At the Mercy of Tiberius"
August Evans Wilson
Domini thought that perhaps they dared not sing lest they might wake the sun from its golden reveries, but afterwards, when she knew the garden better, she often heard them twittering with a subdued, yet happy, languor, as if joining in a Nocturn upon the edge of sleep.
"The Garden Of Allah"
Robert Hichens

Related words: Nighttime, night-time, sleepwalking, nightmares, dream

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