"postmidnight" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: post-midnight [alternative]
Etymology: From post- + midnight. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|post|midnight}} post- + midnight Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} postmidnight (not comparable)
  1. After midnight, but before dawn. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: wee hour, predawn, wee hours, small hours Translations (part of the day between midnight and dawn): après-minuit [feminine, masculine] (French), Nachmitternacht [masculine] (German), pomezzanotte [masculine] (Italian), madrugada [feminine] (Portuguese), madrugada [feminine] (Spanish)

Alternative forms

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