lunch hour

lunch hour
lunch hour or lunchˈtime noun
1. The time of, or time allotted to, lunch
2. An interval allowed for lunch
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Main Entry:lunch

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lunch hour UK US noun [countable] [singular lunch hour plural lunch hours]
a lunch break that continues for about an hour
Thesaurus: time off from workhyponym

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noun, pl ⋯ hours [count]
: the time when people stop working or studying to have lunch

She likes to go for a walk during her lunch hour.

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ˈlunch hour [lunch hour lunch hours] noun
the time around the middle of the day when you stop work or school to eat lunch

I usually go to the gym during my lunch hour.


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