Words / A1

MIDN-yt/ˈmɪdnaɪt/

Midnight is twelve o’clock at night — 00:00. Noon (or midday) is twelve in the day. At midnight is the usual phrase. Mid night as two words is wrong. Night is the dark period; midnight is the exact hour; after midnight.

Meaning

Twelve o’clock at night.

Examples

• “The shop closes at midnight.”
• “The train arrives at midnight.”
• “Do not call her after midnight.”

Good to know

at midnight. Contrast: noon (12:00 day). night = the dark period.

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