Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postmidnight

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: post-mid-night
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

After midnight, but before dawn.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English midnight English postmidnight From post- + midnight.

Inflected Forms

post-midnight (alternative)

Synonyms

wee hour predawn wee hours small hours wee small hours early hours

Questions

What does postmidnight mean?: After midnight, but before dawn.
Where does postmidnight come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English midnight English postmidnight From post- + midnight.

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