"stranger in the night" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: strangers in the night [plural]
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  1. (chiefly poetic) A stranger; someone unknown to those around them. Tags: poetic Categories (topical): People Related terms: ships that pass in the night

Inflected forms

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