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• plural of afternoon.

afternoons

American  

[af-ter-noonz, ahf-] / ˌæf tərˈnunz, ˌɑf- /

adverb

1. in or during any or every afternoon.

   He slept late and worked afternoons.

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afternoons British  

/ ˌɑːftəˈnuːnz /

adverb

1. informal during the afternoon, esp regularly

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Etymology

Origin of afternoons

1895–1900, afternoon + -s 1

Example Sentences

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afternoons

On hot afternoons, when demand for power peaks, solar is now regularly supplying around a third of the electricity used across Texas, says Mark Stover, executive director of the Texas Solar and Storage Association.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

In the basement of St. Boniface Church in Anaheim on weekday afternoons and weekend mornings in the mid-1990s, my sister, about 20 other teenagers and I learned about the tenets of our faith.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

European authorities issued health warnings, battled wildfires and urged people to avoid outdoor activities during afternoons.

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

I find myself reaching for the stovetop version after long afternoons at the lake and the baked version on the first truly cold weekends of fall.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

During the long hot afternoons, pranks and talk died down as each one sat alone with his own thoughts.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom