watch night

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [woch nahyt]
- /wɒtʃ naɪt/
- /wɒtʃ naɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [woch nahyt]
- /wɒtʃ naɪt/

Definitions of watch night words

noun watch night the last night of the year, observed in a watch meeting. 1
noun watch night watch meeting. 1
noun watch night the night of December 24, during which a service is held to mark the arrival of Christmas Day 0
noun watch night the night of December 31, during which a service is held to mark the passing of the old year and the beginning of the new 0
noun watch night the service held on either of these nights 0
noun watch night a religious service held on New Year's Eve 0

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Origin of watch night

First appearance:

before 1735

One of the 48% newest English words

First recorded in 1735-45

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Parts of speech for Watch night

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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watch night popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

watch night usage trend in Literature

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