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bedtime
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
bedtime
(noun)
bedtime
/
ˈ
bɛdˌtaɪm/
noun
plural
bedtimes
bedtime
/
ˈ
bɛdˌtaɪm/
noun
plural
bedtimes
Britannica Dictionary definition of BEDTIME
:
the usual time when someone goes to bed
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count
]
The children are still up? It's way past their
bedtimes
.
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It's almost
bedtime
.
Will you read the children a
bedtime story
? [=a story that is read or told to children when they go to bed]
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