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nocturne.

A work in a genre of piano music of moderate tempo with a highly-decorated, improvisatory melody.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈnɒktɜːn/Received-Pronunciation/(ˌ)nɒkˈtɜːn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈnɑkˌtɝn/General-American/ˈnɑktɚn/General-American
  1. A work in a genre of piano music of moderate tempo with a highly-decorated, improvisatory melody.

  2. A work of art relating or dedicated to the night.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French nocturne (literally “nocturnal”), from Latin nocturnus. Doublet of notturno.

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