notturno

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/nɒˈtʊə(ɹ)nəʊ/

noun

A nocturne.

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nocturne
OriginItalian notturno ← Latin nocturnus ← Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts →
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Meanings

nounnotturno (plural notturnos or notturni)

plural notturnos · plural notturni

  1. entertainmentA nocturne.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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nocturne
Broader
musical compositionopuscomposition
Also see
nocturne

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*nókʷts
  2. Latinnocturnus
  3. Italiannotturno“nocturnal, nightly”
  4. Englishnotturno

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.

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APA

notturno. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/notturno

MLA

“notturno.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/notturno. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “notturno,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/notturno.

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