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      dinner
      noun
      The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening.
      An evening meal.
      A midday meal (in a context in which the evening meal is called supper or tea).
      (uncountable) The food provided or consumed at any such meal.
      A formal meal for many people eaten for a special occasion.
      A meal given to an animal.
      verb
      (intransitive) To eat a dinner; to dine.
      (transitive) To provide (someone) with a dinner; to dine.
      Roots
      disieiunaredinner- · Vulgar Latin · to break the fast
      Synonyms for dinner
      suppernluncheonnlunchnbrunchnbanquetnbreakfastncookoutndinernfeastnpicnicn
      Words related to dinner
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      The word dinner breaks down into one root of Vulgar Latin origin: the root dinner, from Vulgar Latin disieiunare (“to break the fast”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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