Mag and Nunc

English

Etymology

Clipping of Magnificat + ellipsis of Nunc dimittis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmæɡ.ənˌnʌŋk/

Noun

Mag and Nunc (plural Mag and Nuncs)

  1. (Anglicanism, music, informal) Contraction of Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (“musical setting to be sung at evensong; especially when written and published as a pair”).
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