Nightingale (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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  1. any of several small, Old World, migratory birds of the thrush family, especially Luscinia megarhynchos, of Europe, noted for the melodious song of the male, given chiefly at night during the breeding season.
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  1. English nurse: reformer of hospital conditions and procedures; reorganizer of nurse's training programs.
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  1. a brownish European songbird, Luscinia megarhynchos, with a broad reddish-brown tail: well known for its musical song, usually heard at night
  2. any of various similar or related birds, such as Luscinia luscinia (thrush nightingale)
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  1. Florence, known as the Lady with the Lamp. 1820–1910, English nurse, famous for her work during the Crimean War. She helped to raise the status and quality of the nursing profession and founded a training school for nurses in London (1860)
Nightingale (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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