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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMidnight
/ˈmɪd.naɪt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night.
"The fireworks began to light up the sky right at midnight."
- 1
Occurring at or happening around twelve o'clock at night.
"She woke up craving a midnight snack."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'midniht', combining 'mid' (middle) and 'niht' (night), tracing back to Proto-Germanic roots. Historically denoting the exact middle of the dark hours between sunset and sunrise, its usage expanded to represent the specific transition hour of 12:00 AM.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Midnight" is said worldwide
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minuit
Transliteration: minɥi
"Le train est arrivé à minuit."
Mitternacht
Transliteration: ˈmɪtɐˌnaxt
"Der Film endet um Mitternacht."
mezzanotte
Transliteration: /med.dzaˈnɔt.te/
"Siamo tornati a casa a mezzanotte."
medianoche
Transliteration: /me.ðjaˈno.tʃe/
"La fiesta terminó a la medianoche."
meia-noite
Transliteration: /ˌmɐj.aˈnɔj.tʃi/
"Ele dorme sempre antes de meia-noite."
आधी रात
Transliteration: aadhi raat
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"वे आधी रात को घर पहुंचे।"
午夜
Transliteration: wǔ yè
Script: 中文汉字
"他们在午夜时分出发了。"
자정
Transliteration: jajeong
Script: 한국어 한글
"행사는 자정에 시작됩니다."
深夜
Transliteration: shinya
Script: 日本語
"彼は深夜まで働いた。"
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