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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

watch′ night`(n.)

  1. the last night of the year.

    Category: Religion

  2. a religious service held on this night.

    Category: Religion

Origin of watch night:

1735–45

Princeton's WordNet

  1. watch night(noun)

    a devotional service (especially on New Year's Eve)

Wiktionary

  1. watch night(ProperNoun)

    The night during which January 1 enters.

  2. Watch Night(ProperNoun)

    The night during which January 1 enters.

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