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weheruatanga o te pō

1. (noun) midnight, middle of the night.

I te weheruatanga o te pō ka kawea mai te ipu kawhe hei inu māna, he mea kia kore ai ia e hiamoe (TWMNT 23/3/1875:69). / In the middle of the night a mug of coffee was brought for him to drink so that he would not become sleepy.

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Synonyms: tūruapō, tūruawaenga pō, weheruatanga pō, tūruawaenganui pō, tūruawē pō, waenganui pō, tūrotowaenga, waipō, i waenganui pō, weherua pō, weherua

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