din|ner

din|ner
din|ner «DIHN uhr», noun.
1. the main meal of the day. On weekdays, dinner is usually eaten in the evening. A Sunday dinner is usually eaten in the afternoon. »

In the city we have dinner at night, but in the country we have dinner at noon.

2. a formal meal in honor of some person or occasion: »

The city officials gave the mayor a dinner to celebrate his reelection.

SYNONYM(S): banquet.
3. a meal served at a fixed time or price; table d'hôte: »

A four-course dinner this week for three…came to the yen equivalent of $50 on the menu (New York Times).

[< Old French disner, noun use of infinitive; see etym. under dine (Cf.dine)]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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