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Nocturn is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Nocturn in a sentence

Related words

Nocturn | Nocturnal | Nocturne | Nocturnes | Nocturnally | Nocturna | Nocturno

Nocturn meaning

  1. The night office of the Christian liturgy of the Hours, such as is performed in monasteries.
  2. A portion of the psalter used during nocturns.

Using Nocturn

  • The main meaning on this page is: The night office of the Christian liturgy of the Hours, such as is performed in monasteries. | A portion of the psalter used during nocturns.
  • In the example corpus, nocturn often appears in combinations such as: nocturn are.

Context around Nocturn

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

third 1×

Sentence patterns with Nocturn

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

the second nocturn are mainly 1× the third nocturn are patristic 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the lessons read 1× the readings of 1×

Common sentence endings:

jesus and mary 1× of theological instruction 1×

Words around Nocturn

Just before it in the word index:

nocturia 2 noctuid 2 noctua 3 noctowl 2 noctorum 3 noctor 2

Just after it in the word index:

nocturna 2 nocturnal 159 nocturnally 4 nocturne 6 nocturnes 5 nocturno 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Nocturn

  • In this selection, "nocturn" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, third stand out and add context to how "nocturn" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include the second nocturn are mainly and the third nocturn are patristic. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "nocturn" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with nocturn

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The lessons read at the third nocturn are patristic homilies on the Gospels, and together form a rough summary of theological instruction. (22 words)

The readings of the second Nocturn are mainly hagiological biography, with homilies or papal documents for certain major feasts, particularly those of Jesus and Mary. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

The readings of the second Nocturn are mainly hagiological biography, with homilies or papal documents for certain major feasts, particularly those of Jesus and Mary. (25 words)

The lessons read at the third nocturn are patristic homilies on the Gospels, and together form a rough summary of theological instruction. (22 words)

Example sentences (2)

The lessons read at the third nocturn are patristic homilies on the Gospels, and together form a rough summary of theological instruction.

The readings of the second Nocturn are mainly hagiological biography, with homilies or papal documents for certain major feasts, particularly those of Jesus and Mary.

Common combinations with nocturn

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "nocturn" in a sentence?
An example: "The lessons read at the third nocturn are patristic homilies on the Gospels, and together form a rough summary of theological instruction." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "nocturn" from authentic English texts.
What does "nocturn" mean?
Nocturn means: The night office of the Christian liturgy of the Hours, such as is performed in monasteries.
How many example sentences with "nocturn" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "nocturn", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.