brunch

[ bruhnch ]

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noun

a meal that serves as both breakfast and lunch.

verb (used without object)

to eat brunch: They brunch at 11:00 on Sunday.

Origin of brunch

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

Other words from brunch

bruncher, noun

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How to use brunch in a sentence

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British Dictionary definitions for brunch

brunch

/ (brʌntʃ) /

noun

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

Origin of brunch

C20: from br (eakfast) + (l) unch

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