noun
a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano)
• Syn: ↑nocturne
• Hypernyms: ↑musical composition, ↑opus, ↑composition, ↑piece, ↑piece of music
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/neuh toor"noh, noh-/; It. /nawt toordd"naw/, n., pl. notturni /-nee/. Music.
1. an 18th-century composition for chamber orchestra, similar to a serenade or a divertimento.
2. nocturne.
[ < It: of the night < L nocturnus. See NOCTURN]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.