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What is the noun for nocturnal?

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nocturn
  1. (Christianity) The night office of the Christian liturgy of the Hours, such as is performed in monasteries.
  2. (Christianity) A portion of the psalter used during nocturns.
  3. Examples:
    1. “It was to be lighted again by one of the novices appointed for the purpose during the last psalm of each nocturn.”
      “At half-past three in the afternoon the first nocturn began, with the Psalms, Lessons, etc.”
      “The elders did not observe the nocturn that night until prime on the morrow.”
nocturnal
  1. A person or creature that is active at night.
  2. (historical) A device for telling the time at night, rather like a sundial but read according to the stars.
nocturnalist
  1. A creature of nocturnal habits.
  2. A physician trained as a hospitalist who practices primarily nocturnal care.
nocturnalists
  1. plural of nocturnalist
nocturnals
  1. plural of nocturnal
  2. Examples:
    1. “This year, 24-year-old Grace Potter and her band the Nocturnals will also be at the festival.”
nocturns
  1. plural of nocturn
  2. Examples:
    1. “Matins on important feasts and Sundays had three nocturns, while less important feasts and weekdays had only two nocturns.”
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