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notturno

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /nɒˈtʊə(ɹ)nəʊ/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A nocturne.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nocturne

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian notturno (“nocturnal, nightly”), from Latin nocturnus, from noctū (“by night”), from nox (“night”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nókwts. Doublet of nocturne.