Etymology

compline

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Today it means: The last of the canonical hours, sung just before retiring to bed. Full definition →

Middle English compelin ← Old French complie ← Latin complēta
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  1. Latin · derived fromcomplēta
  2. Old French · derived fromcomplie
  3. Middle English · inherited fromcompelin
  4. English todaycompline

From Middle English compelin, cumplie, from Old French complie, from Latin complēta (hōra) (literally “finished hour”).

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