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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

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

It is hourly in the afternoons and the council said it had asked operators SPT if more frequents services were possible, but were told there was not enough demand to justify it.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

While the afternoons blazed, Tim sailed Melville’s waves of prose, alert to the rumble of an epic whale beneath their surface.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

Sunday afternoons the Tillermans chose to go to a small park nearby because on summer weekends it was less crowded than the beach.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt