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all-night

[awl-nahyt]
–adjective
1. taking up, extending through, or occurring continually during an entire night; nightlong: an all-night vigil.
2. open all night, as for business; providing services, accommodations, etc., at all hours of the night: an all-night restaurant.

Origin:
1520–30
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all-night   (ôl'nīt')
adj.  
  1. Continuing all through the night: an all-night party.

  2. Open all during the night: an all-night diner.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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