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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmedianoche
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /me.ðjaˈno.tʃe/
"La fiesta terminó a la medianoche."
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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). Historically used to denote the middle point of the nocturnal period, it has retained its literal temporal meaning across Germanic languages over centuries.
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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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