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Mag and Nunc

/ˈmæɡ.ənˌnʌŋk/

Mag and Nunc is the contraction of Magnificat and Nunc dimittis.

Meaning of Magnificat and Nunc dimittis

Noun

Magnificat and Nunc dimittis

  1. (Anglicanism) A musical setting of the Magnificat and Nunc dimittis to be sung at evensong; especially when written and published as a pair.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Magnificat, Nunc dimittis.

Forms of Mag and Nunc

pluralMag and Nuncs

Origin of Mag and Nunc

Clipping of Magnificat + ellipsis of Nunc dimittis.

Questions about Mag and Nunc

What is Mag and Nunc the contraction of?
Mag and Nunc is the contraction of Magnificat and Nunc dimittis.
How do you pronounce Mag and Nunc?
Mag and Nunc is pronounced /ˈmæɡ.ənˌnʌŋk/.

Words near Mag and Nunc in the dictionary

  1. maftoul
  2. mafufunyana
  3. mafura
  4. mafurite
  5. mag
  6. Mag and Nunc
  7. Mag and Nuncs
  8. mag book
  9. mag books
  10. mag dump
  11. mag dumped

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Mag and Nunc (page history and authors); Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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