dining

dine

 (dīn)
v. dined, din·ing, dines
v.intr.
To have dinner.
v.tr.
To give dinner to; entertain at dinner: wined and dined the visiting senators.

[Middle English dinen, from Old French diner, disner, from Vulgar Latin *disiūnāre, from *disiēiūnāre : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin iēiūnium, fast.]

Di·né

 (dĭ′nĕ′)
n.
1. (used with a pl. verb) The Navajo people.
2. The Navajo language.

[Navajo, the people.]
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Dining


Rare. the art or science of dining. — aristologist, n.
an abnormal fear of dining and dinner conversation.
the art of dinner conversation. — deipnosophist, n.
household linen collectively, especially tablecloths and napkins.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.dining - the act of eating dinnerdining - the act of eating dinner    
eating, feeding - the act of consuming food
Dutch treat - a dinner where each person pays for his own
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dining

[ˈdaɪnɪŋ] CPD dining car Ncoche m comedor, vagón m restaurante
dining hall Ncomedor m, refectorio m
dining room Ncomedor m
dining table Nmesa f de comedor
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dining

:
dining car
nSpeisewagen m
dining chair
nEsszimmerstuhl m
dining hall
nSpeisesaal m
dining room
nEsszimmer nt; (in hotel) → Speiseraum m
dining table
nEsstisch m
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