sup|per

sup|per
sup|per «SUHP uhr», noun.
1. the evening meal; meal eaten early in the evening if dinner is near noon, or late in the evening if dinner is at six or later.
2. the hour at which this is eaten; suppertime.
3. such a meal made the occasion of a social or festive gathering: »

a church supper.

[Middle English super, or soper < Old French soper, noun use of infinitive, to sup, dine]

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