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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 retiringplay

  Familiarity information: COMPLINE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


COMPLINE (noun)


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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