Blast from the past!
We check out 18th-century music… again!
Today’s Spelling Bee letters are F, I, O, R, T, U, and center N (all words must include N). This pangram, or combination of seven letters, has appeared twice before.
- September 24, 2022 (center letter T)
- September 7, 2021 (center letter O)
Now, Silly Little Dictionary! was on break in September of 2021. But a year later we were active, and on September 24 we picked the dord* notturno to write about.
Notturno was borrowed from the Italian word, which means “of the night”. In turn, the Italian word came from the Latin nocturnus, which means… that’s right! “Of the night”.
Which is quite appropriate, considering I am writing this “Blast from the past!”… again, you’re absolutely correct. At night.
Now, Merriam-Webster tells us one of the definitions of the dord* notturno is “an 18th century piece for an instrumental group composed in several movements and resembling the serenade or divertimento”.
What’s the nocturnal connection, you may be wondering? Well, by clicking on the article below, you’ll find out!
*What’s a dord*? Only one way to find out: click below!
