post-midnight
noun
1.
the middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night.
adjective
Idioms 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.
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midnight (ˈmɪdˌnaɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. the middle of the night; 12 o'clock at night |
| b. (as modifier): the midnight hour | |
| 2. | burn the midnight oil to work or study late into the night |
| 'midnightly | |
| —adj, —adv | |
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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.
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