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COMPLINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does compline mean?
• COMPLINE (noun)
The noun COMPLINE has 1 sense:
1. last of the seven canonical hours just before retiring
Familiarity information: COMPLINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Last of the seven canonical hours just before retiring
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
complin; compline
Hypernyms ("compline" is a kind of...):
canonical hour ((Roman Catholic Church) one of seven specified times for prayer)
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