dinner

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Related terms 1.3.5 Translations 1.4 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈdɪnə/, SAMPA: /"dIn@/
• (US) enPR: dĭnʹər, IPA: /ˈdɪnɚ/, SAMPA: /"dIn@`
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}au
• Rhymes: -ɪnə(r)
• Hyphenation: din‧ner

[edit] Etymology

From Old French disner (“‘lunch, but originally breakfast’”), from Latin dis- + iēiūnō (“‘to break the fast’”).

[edit] Noun

dinner (countable and uncountable; plural dinners)

1. The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening.
2. An evening meal.

   They tend to eat large lunches and very light dinners.

3. A meal given to an animal.

   Give the dog its dinner.

4. A midday meal (in a context in which the lighter evening meal is called supper).
5. A formal meal for many people eaten for a special occasion.

[edit] Usage notes

• There are differences in usage according to the social class of the speaker. Working-class and lower-middle-class speakers in Britain, for example, are more likely to refer to the midday meal as "dinner" and the evening meal as "tea" rather than "supper".

[edit] Synonyms

• (main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening): supper
• (meal given to an animal): chow
• (midday meal): lunch, luncheon
• (formal meal for many people eaten at a special occasion): banquet, luncheon

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Related terms

• dine

[edit] Translations

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: deinnr
• endrin