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brunch

American  
[bruhnch] / brʌntʃ /

noun

  1. a meal that serves as both breakfast and lunch.

verb (used without object)

  1. to eat brunch.

    They brunch at 11:00 on Sunday.
brunch British  
/ brʌntʃ /

noun

  1. a meal eaten late in the morning, combining breakfast with lunch

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Other Word Forms

  • bruncher noun

Etymology

Origin of brunch

First recorded in 1895–1900; br(eakfast) + (l)unch

Example Sentences

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Celebrate Black History Month with a cinema supper club, Sunday jazz brunch, a community walk in Hyde Park and more.

From Los Angeles Times

About a $150 brunch that no one enjoyed and that was our first date.

From Los Angeles Times

After church we’ll go to brunch at Leo & Lily in Woodland Hills.

From Los Angeles Times

A beats & brunch event with DJ Pauly D will follow on Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times

Next Valentine’s Day, he’s taking his wife and three daughters to brunch.

From The Wall Street Journal

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