1
: very small : diminutive
2
: very early
wee hours of the morning
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Adjective
He's just a wee lad.
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Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
But as the final moments of a year usher in the wee hours of a new one, many take a beat to reflect.
—Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
But in the wee hours of Saturday morning, the Senate approved it by unanimous consent.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 21 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
George Washington was rumored to have his own recipe, and the concoction was the catalyst of a riot at West Point in the wee hours of Christmas morning 1826.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
But as the final moments of a year usher in the wee hours of a new one, many take a beat to reflect.
—Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Sometime in the wee hours Sunday morning, the lights over the speedway went dark for the last time.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
But in the wee hours of Saturday morning, the Senate approved it by unanimous consent.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Wee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wee. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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