wee hours

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Noun

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wee hours pl (normally plural, singular wee hour)

  1. The very early morning; the early morning hours; the nighttime hours following midnight, when most people are asleep.
    • 2011 March 15, Tom Armstrong, Marvin (comic):
      When I was young, I was up every night until the wee hours. Now I'm up every hour at night to wee.

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Within the context of a sentence, almost always used with the definite article "the", especially, or a demonstrative adjective.

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