dinnertime

See also: dinner-time and dinner time

English

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Etymology

dinner +‎ time

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Noun

dinnertime (countable and uncountable, plural dinnertimes)

  1. The time when dinner takes place.
    • 1846, Charles Elmé Francatelli, The Modern Cook, page 243:
      An hour before dinnertime, steam the mazarine in the usual way, and when done, turn it out of the mould on its dish […]
    • 2004, Vince Staten, Why Is The Foul Pole Fair?, page 204:
      By the thirteenth century mustard was a staple of Paris saucemakers, who peddled the product on the street every evening around dinnertime.
  2. (Britain) The midday break in English schools (some areas), lunchtime.

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Translations
mid-day break — see lunchtime

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