| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Nunc Dimittis |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Nunc Di·mit·tis |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  n ngk d -mt s, n ngk |
| NOUN: | A Christian canticle or hymn using the words of Simeon in Luke 2:29–32, beginning “Nunc dimittis servum tuum” (“Now lettest thou thy servant depart”). | | ETYMOLOGY: | Late Latin Nunc D mittis : Latin nunc, now + Latin dmittis, second person sing. present tense of dmittere, to send away.
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