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dinner

Pronunciation: /ˈdɪnə/

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Definition of dinner

noun

the main meal of the day, taken either around midday or in the evening.
a formal evening meal, typically one in honour of a person or event.

Phrases

done like (a) dinner: Australian/NZ & Canadian informal utterly defeated or outwitted.
more —— than someone has had hot dinners: British informal used to emphasize someone’s wide experience of a specified activity or phenomenon:he’s seen more battles than you’ve had hot dinners