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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!

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

(public) → banquet m;

dinner's ready! → à table!

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

(lunch) → Mittagessen nt;

(banquet) → (Fest)essen nt

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?hoofmaalالوَجْبَه الرَّئيسيَّهвечеряhlavní jídlo dne (večeře, oběd)aftensmaddie Hauptmahlzeit(κύριο) γεύμαcomida, cenalõunasöökشام؛ ناهارpäivällinendînerאֲרוּחָה עִיקָרִיתरात का भोजनglavni obrok dana ručak ili večeravacsoramakan malamkvöldverður (eða miðdegisverður)cena一日の中の主な食事(주로 저녁에 먹는) 하루 중 가장 잘 갖추어 먹는 식사, 정찬, 저녁pietūspusdienasmakan malamavondetenmiddagobiadjantarcinăобедvečeraobed, večerjavečeramiddagอาหารมื้อเย็นakşam yemeği正餐обідدن کا اہم کھانا جو عموما شام میں کھایا جاتا ہےbữa 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.dineeمَأْدُبَة عَشاءбанкетhostina, banketmiddag; middags-das Festessenβραδινό, δείπνοbanquetepidulik õhtusöökمهمانی شامpäivällisetbanquet; de soiréeסְעוּדָה רִשמִיתदावत निमंत्रणbanket, večera sa uzvanicimavacsorajamuan makankvöldverðarboðcena晩餐会정찬이 나오는 저녁 파티, 만찬회iškilmingi pietūs, iškilminga vakarienėbanketsjamuan makan malamdinermiddagsselskap, festmiddagobiadjantarserată; de searăзваный обедbanketvečerjavečeraofficiell middag, bankettงานเลี้ยงอาหารค่ำziyafet, yemek daveti宴會офіційний обідشام کی دعوتdạ tiệc宴会

n ˈdinner-jacket

a man's formal jacket for wear in the evening. dineebaadjieبَدْلَةُ السَّهْرَهсмокингsmokingsmokingder Smokingβραδινό ένδυμαesmoquinsmokingلباس رسمی؛ کت رسمیsmokkismokingמִקטוֹרֶן עֶרֶבभोज का कोटvečernje odijeloszmokingjas yang dikenakan pada malam harismókingjakkismokingタキシードsmokingassmokingsjaket malam harismokingsmokingsmokingsmokingsmochingсмокингsmokingsmokingsmokingsmokingชุดราตรีสโมสรหางสั้นsmokin無尾禮服смокінгمردانہ چھوٹا کوٹbộ vét tông màu đen无尾礼服