postmidnight
postmidnight adjective: after midnight, but before dawn.
Adjective
postmidnight (not comparable)
- After midnight, but before dawn.
- Near-synonym: predawn
- Hussein's being taken to his execution from his cell in an American military detention center in the postmidnight chill of Saturday had a surreal and even cinematic quality.2007 January 1, John F. Burns, “U.S. Questioned Iraq on the Rush to Hang Hussein”, in New York Times
- Synonyms:
- wee hour, predawn, wee hours, small hours, wee small hours, early hours
Synonyms of postmidnight
- wee hour
- predawn
- wee hours
- small hours
- wee small hours
- early hours
Forms of postmidnight
| alternative form | post-midnight |
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Origin of postmidnight
From post- + midnight.
Questions about postmidnight
- What does postmidnight mean?
- Postmidnight means after midnight, but before dawn.
- What part of speech is postmidnight?
- Postmidnight is an adjective.
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