English edit

Etymology edit

Clipping of Magnificat + ellipsis of Nunc dimittis.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmæɡ.ənˌnʌŋk/

Noun edit

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).