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midnight

mid·night

UK/ˈmɪd(ˌ)naɪt/ US/ˈmɪd̚naɪt/ common

noun

1.

12 o''clock at night; the middle of the night

  • “young children should not be allowed to stay up until midnight”

Origin

From Middle English midnight, from Old English midniht, from Proto-Germanic *midjanahts (“midnight”), equivalent to mid- + night. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Midnoacht (“midnight”), Old High German mittinaht (“midnight”), Danish midnat (“midnight”), Swedish midnatt (“midnight”), Icelandic miðnætti (“midnight”). Compare also Saterland Frisian Middernoacht (“midnight”), Dutch middernacht (“midnight”), German Mitternacht (“midnight”).

Phrases

  • burn the midnight oil
  • midnight appointment
  • midnight blue
  • midnight cactus
  • midnight chow
  • midnight feast
  • midnight horror
  • midnight in a coal mine

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