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| a.m. |
abbreviation of "ante meridiem," which means "before noon" in Latin; the time between midnight and noon. |
| auld lang syne |
(cap.) a Scottish song traditionally sung at midnight on New Year's Eve in many English-speaking countries. The contemporary melody is also popular in many other countries but may be sung on different occasions and with different lyrics. [1/2 definitions] |
| graveyard shift |
(informal) a work shift that extends through the early morning hours, often beginning at midnight. [1/2 definitions] |
| matins |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) in the Roman Catholic Church, the first of the seven canonical hours, or the service for this, usu. held between midnight and four A.M. [1/2 definitions] |
| midnight sun |
the sun as it is seen at midnight during summer in the arctic and antarctic regions. |
| morning |
the time between midnight and noon. [1/2 definitions] |
| New Year's Eve |
the evening of December 31, the last night of the calendar year. On New Year's Eve, many people around the world celebrate the coming of the new year, which begins at midnight. |
| p.m. |
the time between noon and midnight. P.M. is the abbreviation of "post meridiem," meaning "after noon" in Latin. [1/2 definitions] |
| postmidnight |
combined form of midnight. |
| small hours |
the early morning hours after midnight. |
| solar day |
the period between one midnight and the following midnight. [1/2 definitions] |
| swing shift |
(informal) the work shift between the day and the night shifts, usu. beginning in the middle of the afternoon and ending at midnight, or the group of workers on this shift. |
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