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complin

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com·pline or Com·pline  (kmpln, -pln) also com·plin or Com·plin (-pln) Ecclesiastical
n.
1. The last of the seven canonical hours recited or sung just before retiring.
2. The time of day appointed for this service.

[Middle English, alteration (probably influenced by matines, matins) of compli, from Old French complie, from Medieval Latin (hra) complta, final (hour), from Latin compltus, past participle of complre, to complete; see complete.]
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Noun1.complin - last of the seven canonical hours just before retiring
canonical hour - (Roman Catholic Church) one of seven specified times for prayer
Translations
complin compline [ˈkɒmplɪn] Ncompletas fpl


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