In 1954, The [Los Angeles] Mirror switched to standard size and absorbed the opposition afternooner, The Daily News (Newsweek).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
af|ter|noon — «noun. AF tuhr NOON, AHF ; adjective. AF tuhr NOON, AHF », noun, adjective. –n. 1. a) the time from noon to evening. Abbr: p.m., P.M. b) Especially British. the time between lunch and either dark or six o clock, whichever comes sooner. (English… … Useful english dictionary
yes|ter|noon — «YEHS tuhr NOON», adverb, noun. Archaic. yesterday noon … Useful english dictionary
mid|af|ter|noon — «MIHD AF tuhr NOON, AHF », noun, adjective. –n. the middle of the afternoon: »The judges, gourmets all, couldn t tear themselves away from a magnificent lunch until midafternoon (Maclean s). –adj. occurring at, or having to do with, the middle of … Useful english dictionary
noon — af·ter·noon·er; ka·noon; noon·ing; noon·stead; noon·tide; noon·time; noon; … English syllables
mid·af·ter·noon — /ˌmıdˌæftɚˈnuːn, Brit ˌmıdˌɑːftəˈnuːn/ noun [noncount] : the middle part of the afternoon We hope to make it home by midafternoon. often used before another noun a midafternoon snack … Useful english dictionary
afternooner — af·ter·noon·er … English syllables
Af — Af; AF; af·er·nan; af·fa·bil·i·ty; af·fa·ble; af·fable·ness; af·fa·bly; af·fair; af·faire; af·fect·a·bil·i·ty; af·fect·a·ble; af·fec·ta·tion; af·fect·er; af·fec·tion·al; af·fec·tive; af·fec·tiv·i·ty; af·feer; af·feer·er; af·feer·ment;… … English syllables
Yesternoon — Yes ter*noon , n. The noon of yesterday; the noon last past. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
afternoon — af•ter•noon [[t]ˌæf tərˈnun, ˌɑf [/t]] n. 1) the time from noon until evening 2) the latter part: the afternoon of life[/ex] 3) pertaining to or occurring during the latter part of the day: afternoon tea[/ex] • Etymology: 1250–1300 … From formal English to slang
afternoon — af|ter|noon1 [ ,æftər nun ] noun count or uncount *** the period of time between the middle of the day and the beginning of the evening: I ve got a job interview on Tuesday afternoon. What are you doing tomorrow afternoon? an afternoon nap this… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
