dinner

din·ner  (dnr)

n.

1.

a. The chief meal of the day, eaten in the evening or at midday.

b. A banquet or formal meal in honor of a person or event.

c. The food prepared for either of these meals.

2. A full-course meal served at a fixed price; table d'hôte.

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[Middle English diner, morning meal, from Old French disner, diner, to dine, morning meal; see dine.]

Word History: Eating foods such as pizza and ice cream for breakfast may be justified etymologically. In Middle English dinner meant "breakfast," as did the Old French word disner, or diner, which was the source of our word. The Old French word came from the Vulgar Latin word *disinre, meaning "to break one's fast; that is, to eat one's first meal," a notion also contained in our word breakfast. The Vulgar Latin word was derived from an earlier word, *disiinre, the Latin elements of which are dis-, denoting reversal, and iinium, "fast." Middle English diner not only meant "breakfast" but, echoing usage of the Old French word diner, more commonly meant "the first big meal of the day, usually eaten between 9 a.m. and noon." Customs change, however, and over the years we have let the chief meal become the last meal of the day, by which time we have broken our fast more than once.

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dinner

Noun

1. the main meal of the day, eaten either in the evening or at midday

2. a formal social occasion at which an evening meal is served [Old French disner to dine]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dinner - the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday; "dinner will be at 8"; "on Sundays they had a large dinner when they returned from church" meal, repast - the food served and eaten at one time high tea - substantial early evening meal including tea
	2.	dinner - a party of people assembled to have dinner together; "guests should never be late to a dinner party" dinner party party - a group of people gathered together for pleasure; "she joined the party after dinner" banquet, feast - a ceremonial dinner party for many people beanfeast - an annual dinner party given by an employer for the employees

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dinner

noun 1. meal, main meal, spread (informal) repast, blowout (slang) collation, refection

noun 2. banquet, feast, blowout (slang) repast, beanfeast Brit. (informal) carousal, hakari N.Z.

Translations

dinner [ˈdɪnəʳ] n (= evening meal) → cena, comida (LAM) (= lunch); comida;

(public) → cena, banquete m;

dinner's ready! → ¡la cena está servida!

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dinner [ˈdɪnəʳ] n (= evening meal) → dîner m (= lunch); déjeuner m;

(public) → banquet m;

dinner's ready! → à table!

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dinner [ˈdɪnəʳ] n (evening meal) → Abendessen nt;

(lunch) → Mittagessen nt;

(banquet) → (Fest)essen nt

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dinner [ˈdɪnəʳ] n → pranzo (= evening meal); cena;

(public) → banchetto;

dinner's ready! → a tavola!

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dinner

n dinner [ˈdinə]

1 the main meal of the day eaten usually in the evening Is it time for dinner yet? hoofmaal الوَجْبَه الرَّئيسيَّه вечеря hlavní jídlo dne (večeře, oběd) aftensmad die Hauptmahlzeit (κύριο) γεύμα comida, cena lõunasöök شام؛ ناهار päivällinen dîner אֲרוּחָה עִיקָרִית रात का भोजन glavni obrok dana ručak ili večera vacsora makan malam kvöldverður (eða miðdegisverður) cena 一日の中の主な食事 (주로 저녁에 먹는) 하루 중 가장 잘 갖추어 먹는 식사, 정찬, 저녁 pietūs pusdienas makan malam avondeten middag obiad jantar cină обед večera obed, večerja večera middag อาหารมื้อเย็น akşam yemeği 正餐 обід دن کا اہم کھانا جو عموما شام میں کھایا جاتا ہے bữa tối 正餐

2 a formal party in the evening, when such a meal is eaten They asked me to dinner; He was the guest of honour at the dinner; (also adjective ) a dinner party. dinee مَأْدُبَة عَشاء банкет hostina, banket middag; middags- das Festessen βραδινό, δείπνο banquete pidulik õhtusöök مهمانی شام päivälliset banquet; de soirée סְעוּדָה רִשמִית दावत निमंत्रण banket, večera sa uzvanicima vacsora jamuan makan kvöldverðarboð cena 晩餐会 정찬이 나오는 저녁 파티, 만찬회 iškilmingi pietūs, iškilminga vakarienė bankets jamuan makan malam diner middagsselskap, festmiddag obiad jantar serată; de seară званый обед banket večerja večera officiell middag, bankett งานเลี้ยงอาหารค่ำ ziyafet, yemek daveti 宴會 офіційний обід شام کی دعوت dạ tiệc 宴会

n dinner-jacket

a man's formal jacket for wear in the evening. dineebaadjie بَدْلَةُ السَّهْرَه смокинг smoking smoking der Smoking βραδινό ένδυμα esmoquin smoking لباس رسمی؛ کت رسمی smokki smoking מִקטוֹרֶן עֶרֶב भोज का कोट večernje odijelo szmoking jas yang dikenakan pada malam hari smókingjakki smoking タキシード smokingas smokings jaket malam hari smoking smoking smoking smoking smoching смокинг smoking smoking smoking smoking ชุดราตรีสโมสรหางสั้น smokin 無尾禮服 смокінг مردانہ چھوٹا کوٹ bộ vét tông màu đen 无尾礼服