midnight sun

mid·night sun

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mid-nahyt suhn]
- /ˈmɪdˌnaɪt sʌn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mid-nahyt suhn]
- /ˈmɪdˌnaɪt sʌn/

Definitions of midnight sun words

noun midnight sun the sun visible at midnight in mid-summer in arctic and antarctic regions. 1
noun midnight sun the sun visible at midnight during local summer inside the Arctic and Antarctic circles 0
noun midnight sun the sun visible at midnight in the arctic or antarctic regions during their summers 0

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Origin of midnight sun

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

First recorded in 1855-60

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Parts of speech for Midnight sun

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Midnight sun

midnight sun popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

midnight sun usage trend in Literature

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