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dinner

[ din-er ]

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.


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
    1. a formal evening meal, as of a club, society, etc
    2. a public banquet in honour of someone or something
  3. a complete meal at a fixed price in a restaurant; table d'hôte
  4. modifier of, relating to, or used at dinner

    dinner table

    dinner hour

    dinner plate

  5. do like a dinner informal.
    usually passive to do for, overpower, or outdo
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of dinner1

1250–1300; Middle English diner < Old French disner (noun use of v.); dine
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dinner1

C13: from Old French disner; see dine
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Example Sentences

We were eating dinner by kerosene lantern light, as the hydroelectric plant no longer generated electricity, when it sounded.

For some reason, I wanted carrots and peas that night as part of our dinner.

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With six wash cycles, you can get your whole dinner plates set in there along with your silverware.

Energy demand tends to spike at night, when people are cooking dinner and cooling off at bedtime.

We fell into a routine of building a morning fire, cooking together, and talking over dinner, sharing our fears and the events of the day.

Eva Silverman, who co-hosts an Oakland Dinner Party, agrees.

Though tissues are present and tears are not uncommon, the Dinner Parties are distinctly not grief counseling or group therapy.

Those who come to the Dinner Party are self-selecting; they do want to talk about it.

Talking about death is never easy, but with food, comfort, and familiarity, a new kind of dinner party is making it easier.

Kyle Dietrich, 36, is a host of one of the DC Dinner Parties.

It was Wednesday night; over forty men sat down to the house-dinner at the Pandemonium Club.

As usual the dinner was recherché, for the Pandemonium chef enjoyed a world-wide reputation.

Dinner occurred in the middle of the day, and about nine in the evening was an informal but copious supper.

Then a nervous, anxious feeling that takes away my appetite, and prevents me from eating my dinner.

It is to be feared that the attractions of the house-dinner were not the sole inducement to many of those sitting there.

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