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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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.midnightmidnight - 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night; "young children should not be allowed to stay up until midnight"
night, nighttime, dark - the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
time of day, hour - clock time; "the hour is getting late"

midnight
noun twelve o'clock, middle of the night, dead of night, twelve o'clock at night, the witching hour The entrance gates were locked at midnight.
Translations
midnight [ˈmɪdnaɪt]
A. Nmedianoche f
at midnighta medianoche
to burn the midnight oilquemarse las pestañas
B. CPD midnight blue Nnegro m azulado
midnight mass Nmisa f del gallo
the midnight sun Nel sol de medianoche

midnight [ˈmɪdnaɪt]
nminuit m
at midnight → à minuit
modif [deadline] → de minuit
midnight blue
adjbleu nuit inv
n (= colour) → bleu m nuit
midnight feast nfestin m de minuit
midnight oil n
to burn the midnight oil → travailler très tard dans la nuit

midnight [ˈmɪdˌnaɪt]
1. nmezzanotte f
at midnight → a mezzanotte
2. adj (gen) → di mezzanotte; (attack) → a mezzanotte

midnight [ˈmɪdˌnaɪt]
1. nmezzanotte f
at midnight → a mezzanotte
2. adj (gen) → di mezzanotte; (attack) → a mezzanotte

midnight
n midnight [ˈmidnait]
twelve o'clock at night I'll go to bed at midnight; (also adjective ) a midnight attack. middernag مُنْتَصَف ليل полунощ půlnoc; půlnoční midnat; midnats- die Mitternacht μεσάνυχτα medianoche südaöö نیمه شب keskiyö (de) minuit חֲצוֹת मध्यरा‍त्रि ponoć éjfél tengah malam miðnætti mezzanotte; di mezzanotte 真夜中 자정 vidurnaktis pusnakts tengah malam middernacht midnatt północ meia-noite (de la) miezul nopţii полночь polnoc; polnočný polnoč ponoć midnatt เวลาเที่ยงคืน gece yarısı 午夜 північ نیم شب nửa đêm

midnight منتصف الليل půlnoc midnat Mitternacht μεσάνυχτα medianoche keskiyö minuit ponoć mezzanotte 真夜中 자정 middernacht midnatt północ meia-noite полночь midnatt เที่ยงคืน geceyarısı nửa đêm 午夜


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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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