"small hours" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From the small number used to identify such hours (e.g. 1 o'clock, 2 o'clock). Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} small hours pl (plural only)
  1. The very early morning, just after midnight, when most people are asleep. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Times of day Synonyms: wee small hours, ungodly hours, early morning Synonyms (very early morning): wee hours Translations (very early morning): matinada (Catalan), 凌晨 (língchén) (Chinese Mandarin), kleine uurtjes [plural] (Dutch), la tre malfruaj horoj (Esperanto), aamuyö (Finnish), pikkutunnit [plural] (Finnish), petites heures [feminine, plural] (French), frühe Morgenstunden [feminine, plural] (German), dini hari (Indonesian), pogańska godzina [feminine] (Polish), за по́лночь (za pólnočʹ) (Russian), ни свет ни заря́ (ni svet ni zarjá) (Russian), altas horas [feminine, plural] (Spanish), småtimmarna [plural] (Swedish), des-oras (Tagalog)
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          "ref": "1949 September and October, “The \"Nord Express\"”, in Railway Magazine, page 336:",
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          "sense": "very early morning",
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          "sense": "very early morning",
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          "sense": "very early morning",
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          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "very early morning",
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "very early morning",
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          "roman": "za pólnočʹ",
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          "word": "за по́лночь"
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          "roman": "ni svet ni zarjá",
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          "word": "ни свет ни заря́"
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          "sense": "very early morning",
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          "word": "småtimmarna"
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          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "very early morning",
          "word": "des-oras"
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      "sense": "very early morning",
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "very early morning",
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      "roman": "za pólnočʹ",
      "sense": "very early morning",
      "word": "за по́лночь"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ni svet ni zarjá",
      "sense": "very early morning",
      "word": "ни свет ни заря́"
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      "sense": "very early morning",
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      "sense": "very early morning",
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      "sense": "very early morning",
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