ENGLISH DICTIONARY

All-night

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˌɔlˈnaɪt/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: All-night is an adjective meaning Lasting throughout the whole night (or most of it).

Meaning

Lasting throughout the whole night (or most of it).

Example Sentences

an all-night party
The former G.E.R. all-night service between Liverpool Street and Chingford, at hourly intervals, is revived.
Sherpas from the European Union and 19 countries worked through the week to salvage a meaningful joint statement, culminating in an all-night session on Friday.
Spite of brown-stone trimmings, plate-glass and mosaic vestibule floors, the water does not rise in summer to the second story, while the beer flows unchecked to the all-night picnics on the roof.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include overnight, round-the-clock, nightlong, all-day, around-the-clock, everlasting.

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