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[syn: dinner, dinner party]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
dinner \din"ner\, n. [F. d[^i]ner, fr. d[^i]ner to dine. See
Dine.]
1. The principal meal of the day, eaten in some countries
about midday, but in others (especially in the U. S. and
in large cities) at a later hour.
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2. An entertainment; a feast.
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A grand political dinner. --Tennyson.
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Note: Dinner is much used, in an obvious sense, either
adjectively or as the first part of a compound; as,
dinner time, or dinner-time, dinner bell, dinner hour,
etc.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
dinner
n 1: the main meal of the day served in the evening or at
midday; "dinner will be at 8"; "on Sundays they had a large
dinner when they returned from church"
2: a party of people assembled to have dinner together; "guests
should never be late to a dinner party" [syn: dinner,
dinner party]