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Nunc

Nunc is the ellipsis of Nunc dimittis.

Meaning of Nunc dimittis

Proper noun

Nunc dimittis

  1. A canticle from a text in the second chapter of Luke in the Bible, often used as the final song in a religious service.
    Synonyms:
    Nunc, Song of Simeon

Forms of Nunc

pluralNuncs

Phrases with Nunc

Questions about Nunc

What is Nunc the ellipsis of?
Nunc is the ellipsis of Nunc dimittis.

Words near Nunc in the dictionary

  1. Nunberg
  2. Nunbergian
  3. nunbird
  4. nunbirds
  5. Nunburnholme
  6. Nunc
  7. Nunc dimittis
  8. nunc pro tunc
  9. nunc stans
  10. nuncatie
  11. nuncaties

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Nunc (page history and authors); 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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