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afternoon

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af·ter·noon  (ftr-nn)
n.
1. The part of day from noon until sunset.
2. The latter part: in the afternoon of life.

afternoon
Noun
the period between noon and evening
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.afternoon - the part of the day between noon and evening; "he spent a quiet afternoon in the park"
daylight, daytime, day - the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime"
midafternoon - the middle part of the afternoon
2.afternoon - a conventional expression of greeting or farewell
farewell, word of farewell - an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
greeting, salutation - (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
Translations
afternoon [ɑːftəˈnuːn] ntarde f;
good afternoon! → ¡buenas tardes!

afternoon [ˈɑːftəˈnuːn] after naprès-midi m or f;
good afternoon! → bonjour! (= goodbye); au revoir!

afternoon [ˈɑːftəˈnuːn] after nNachmittag m

afternoon [ˈɑːftəˈnuːn] npomeriggio;
good afternoon! → buon giorno!

afternoon
n afternoon [aːftəˈnuːn]
the time between morning and evening tomorrow afternoon; He works for us three afternoons a week; Tuesday afternoon; (also adjective ) afternoon tea. middag, namiddag بَعْدَ الظُهْر следобед odpoledne eftermiddag der Nachmittag; Nachmittags... απόγευμα tarde pärastlõuna بعد از ظهر iltapäivä après-midi אָחַר הַצָהֳרַיִים तीसरा पहर poslije podne délután petang, sore síðdegi, eftirmiðdagur pomeriggio 午後 오후 popietė pēcpusdiena tengah hari middag ettermiddag (etter kl. 12) popołudnie tarde după-amiază послеполуденное время popoludnie, popoludňajší popoldne poslepodne eftermiddag[] ตอนบ่าย öğleden sonra 下午 час після полудня; пообідній час سہ پہر buổi chiều


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Alone am I again, and like to be so, alone with the pure heaven, and the open sea; and again is the afternoon around me.
A Dog looking out for its afternoon nap jumped into the Manger of an Ox and lay there cosily upon the straw.
SHE set off on a fine spring afternoon along the cart- road that leads over the hill.
 
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