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late-night

late-night adjective: of, or related to the late night time.

Adjective

late-night (not comparable)

  1. Of, or related to the late night time.
    • He became a director of weekend late-night programming.
    • My son's unemployment is a worry that nags into the late-night hours.

Origin of late-night

From late + night.

Questions about late-night

What does late-night mean?
Late-night means of, or related to the late night time.
What part of speech is late-night?
Late-night is an adjective.

Words near late-night in the dictionary

  1. late unpleasantnesses
  2. late-blooming
  3. late-bound
  4. late-breaking
  5. late-capitalist
  6. late-night
  7. late-stage capitalism
  8. late-term
  9. late-to-bedder
  10. late-type star
  11. late-type stars

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