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post-midnight

post-mid·night
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pohst mid-nahyt]
    • /poʊst ˈmɪdˌnaɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pohst mid-nahyt]
    • /poʊst ˈmɪdˌnaɪt/

Definitions of post-midnight word

  • noun post-midnight the middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night. 1
  • adjective post-midnight of or relating to midnight. 1
  • adjective post-midnight resembling midnight, as in darkness. 1
  • idioms post-midnight burn the midnight oil, to study or work far into the night: After months of burning the midnight oil, he really needed a vacation. 1
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Origin of post-midnight

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English midniht. See mid-, night

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Parts of speech for Post-midnight

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Post-midnight

post-midnight popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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