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mid⋅night

  [mid-nahyt]
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–noun
1. the middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night.
–adjective
2. of or pertaining to midnight.
3. resembling midnight, as in darkness.
—Idiom
4. burn the midnight oil, to study or work far into the night: After months of burning the midnight oil, he really needed a vacation.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE midniht. See mid-, night

Related forms:
midnightly, adjective, adverb
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mid·night   (mĭd'nīt')   
n.  

  1. The middle of the night, specifically 12 o'clock at night.

    1. Intense darkness or gloom.

    2. A period of darkness and gloom.

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Word Origin & History

midnight 
O.E. mid-niht, or middre niht (with dative). Midnight oil symbolizing "late night work" is attested from 1635.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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