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Meaning of 'dinner' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Dinner [ n.]
- The principal meal of the day, eaten by most people about midday, but by many (especially in cities) at a later hour.
- An entertainment; a feast.

Meaning of 'dinner' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . dinner [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
Example in sentence:
  • dinner will be at 8;
  • on Sundays they had a large dinner when they returned from church
Meaning (2):
- a party of people assembled to have dinner together
Example in sentence:
  • guests should never be late to a dinner party

Nearby Words:

din dinaphthyl dinar dinarchy dine dined diner diner-out dinetical ding

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