dinner

[din-er] /ˈdɪn ər/
noun
1.
the main meal of the day, eaten in the evening or at midday.
2.
a formal meal in honor of some person or occasion.
3.
table d'hôte.
Origin
1250-1300; Middle English diner < Old French disner (noun use of v.); see dine
Related forms
dinnerless, adjective
predinner, noun, adjective
Can be confused
diner, dinner.
Examples from the web for dinner
  • That's why they decided-over dinner one evening-to use the term as a unit of measurement.
  • The family dinner has long been an example of family togetherness.
  • She commented that she had never had dinner with a publisher before.
  • The latter sometimes, but the queue for dinner can be long.
  • Thanksgiving dinner is a wonderful time to be with your family.
  • Of course, there are all kinds of breakfast, and some translate to dinner more easily than others.
  • Enjoy this saucy mix of burlesque, comedy, and dinner circus.
  • Professor pursues student for a month before managing to get a dinner date.
  • They take their dinner money to the local burger bar rather than eat school meals.
  • After a nap, television entertains the apprentices until they eat dinner and retire.
British Dictionary definitions for dinner

dinner

/ˈdɪnə/
noun
1.
a meal taken in the evening
2.
a meal taken at midday, esp when it is the main meal of the day; lunch
3.
  1. a formal evening meal, as of a club, society, etc
  2. a public banquet in honour of someone or something
4.
a complete meal at a fixed price in a restaurant; table d'hôte
5.
(modifier) of, relating to, or used at dinner: dinner plate, dinner table, dinner hour
6.
(usually passive) (Austral, informal) do like a dinner, to do for, overpower, or outdo
Word Origin
C13: from Old French disner; see dine
Word Origin and History for dinner
n.

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.

Slang definitions & phrases for dinner

dinner

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