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mid⋅night

[mid-nahyt]
–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.
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


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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