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bedtyme

bedtyme is the obsolete spelling 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

Origin of bedtyme

From bed + tyme.

Questions about bedtyme

What is bedtyme the obsolete spelling of?
Bedtyme is the obsolete spelling of bedtime.

Words near bedtyme in the dictionary

  1. bedtimes
  2. bedtop
  3. bedtops
  4. bedtown
  5. bedtowns
  6. bedtyme
  7. Bedu
  8. beduck
  9. beducked
  10. beducking
  11. beducks

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