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adv. /oh"veuhr nuyt"/; adj., n. /oh"veuhr nuyt'/; v. /oh'veuhr nuyt"/, adv.1. for or during the night: to stay overnight.2. on or during the previous evening: Preparations were made overnight.3. very quickly; suddenly: New suburbs sprang up overnight.adj.4. done, made, occurring, or continuing during the night: an overnight stop; an overnight decision.5. staying for one night: a group of overnight guests.6. designed to be used on a trip or for a journey lasting one night or only a few nights.7. intended for delivery on the next day: overnight letters; an overnight package.8. valid for one night: The corporal got an overnight pass.9. occurring suddenly or within a very short time: a comedian who became an overnight sensation.n.10. Informal. an overnight stay or trip: Our daughter had an overnight at a friend's house.11. Informal. a permit for overnight absence, as from a college dormitory: She had an overnight the night of the prom.12. the previous evening.v.i.13. to have an overnight stay or trip: We'll overnight in Denver, then fly on to San Diego.[1325-75; ME; see OVER-, NIGHT]
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