midnight
pronunciation
How to pronounce midnight in British English:
UK [ˈmɪdnaɪt]
How to pronounce midnight in American English:
US [ˈmɪdnaɪt]
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- Noun:
- 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
Word Origin
- midnight (n.)
- Old English mid-niht, or middre niht (with dative). See mid + night. Midnight oil symbolizing "late night work" is attested from 1630s.
Antonym
Example
- 1. New screens began arriving at the plant near midnight .
- 2. Laughlin would begin recording at noon and finish after midnight .
- 3. That update set the hands at 14 minutes until midnight .
- 4. Some want an end to midnight screenings .
- 5. For some reason I perk up at around midnight .