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bed-time

bed-time is the dated form of bedtime.

Meaning of bedtime

Noun

bedtime (countable and uncountable, plural bedtimes)

  1. The time or hour at which one retires to bed in order to sleep.
    • The Sultan (impatiently).—Confound this dadblasted collar-bolt! I wish it had— Izzet Aintit Wazzit Pasha (custodian of the imperial wardrobe).—Can I be of any assistance, Sire? The Sultan.—Well, you might get a can of oil and a monkey-wrench and help me off with this undershirt. It’s long past...1908 September 23, “In Turkey”, in A[rthur] H[amilton] Folwell, editor, Puck, volume LXIV, number 1647, New York, N.Y.: Keppler & Schwarzmann, →OCLC

Forms of bed-time

pluralbed-times

Questions about bed-time

What is bed-time the dated form of?
Bed-time is the dated form of bedtime.

Words near bed-time in the dictionary

  1. bed-sitting rooms
  2. bed-staves
  3. Bed-Stuy
  4. bed-tea
  5. bed-teas
  6. bed-time
  7. bed-times
  8. bed-wet
  9. bed-wets
  10. bed-wetted
  11. bed-wetter

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