dinner
[ din-er ]
/ ˈdɪn ər /
noun
the main meal of the day, eaten in the evening or at midday.
a formal meal in honor of some person or occasion.
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feast, banquet, supper, repast, blowout, eats, fete, spread, chow, collation, refection, feedbag, ribs, potluck, regale, din-din
Nearby words
- dinkie,
- dinkum,
- dinky,
- dinky-di,
- dinna,
- dinner clothes,
- dinner dance,
- dinner dress,
- dinner fork,
- dinner jacket
Origin of dinner
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Examples from the Web for dinner
dinner
/ (ˈdɪnə) /
noun
a meal taken in the evening
a meal taken at midday, esp when it is the main meal of the day; lunch
- a formal evening meal, as of a club, society, etc
- a public banquet in honour of someone or something
a complete meal at a fixed price in a restaurant; table d'hôte
(modifier) of, relating to, or used at dinnerdinner plate; dinner table; dinner hour
do like a dinner (usually passive) Australian informal to do for, overpower, or outdo
Word Origin for dinner
C13: from Old French disner; see dine
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dinner
c.1300, from Old French disner (11c.), originally "breakfast," later "lunch," noun use of infinitive disner (see dine). Always used in English for the main meal of the day; shift from midday to evening began with the fashionable classes. Childish reduplication din-din is attested from 1905.
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