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nocturnelike

nocturnelike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a nocturne.

Adjective

nocturnelike (comparative more nocturnelike, superlative most nocturnelike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a nocturne.
    • In 2002, with the violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, he led the premiere of Mr. Dutilleux’s nocturnelike “Sur le Même Accord” with the London Philharmonic, a work he and Ms. Mutter will play on one of next week’s New York programs.2008 April 26, Anthony Tommasini, “Masur’s Vigorous Last Laps in Paris”, in New York Times

Forms of nocturnelike

comparativemore nocturnelike
superlativemost nocturnelike

Origin of nocturnelike

From nocturne + -like.

Questions about nocturnelike

What does nocturnelike mean?
Nocturnelike means resembling or characteristic of a nocturne.
What part of speech is nocturnelike?
Nocturnelike is an adjective.

Words near nocturnelike in the dictionary

  1. nocturnall
  2. nocturnally
  3. nocturnalness
  4. nocturnals
  5. nocturne
  6. nocturnelike
  7. nocturnes
  8. nocturnin
  9. nocturnist
  10. nocturnists
  11. nocturnoside

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