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midnight

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mid·night  (mdnt)
n.
1. The middle of the night, specifically 12 o'clock at night.
2.
a. Intense darkness or gloom.
b. A period of darkness and gloom.

midnight [ˈmɪdˌnaɪt]
n
1.
a.  the middle of the night; 12 o'clock at night
b.  (as modifier) the midnight hour
burn the midnight oil to work or study late into the night
midnightly  adj & adv

midnight


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At midnight we'll start out again, for at dawn tomorrow we must be at the Field of Wonders.
Toward midnight the Crusader came floating down the river in a boat, with his trusty cross-bow in his hands.
Doubtless the good man has spent many a studious hour in this old chair, either penning a sermon or reading some abstruse book of theology, till midnight came upon him unawares.
 
 
 
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