nocturne, notturno
(noun) a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
nocturne (plural nocturnes)
A work of art relating or dedicated to the night.
(music) A dreamlike or pensive composition, usually for the piano.
• diurne
Source: Wiktionary
Noc*turne", n. Etym: [F. See Nocturn.] (Mus.)
Definition: A night piece, or serenade. The name is now used for a certain graceful and expressive form of instrumental composition, as the nocturne for orchestra in Mendelsohn's "Midsummer-Night's Dream" music.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 January 2025
(noun) Eurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
