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  • 31dinner — see after dinner rest a while, after supper walk a mile better a dinner of herbs than a stalled ox where hate is …

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  • 32dinner — [13] The etymological meaning of dinner is ‘breakfast’. The word comes ultimately from an unrecorded Vulgar Latin verb *disjūnāre, a compound formed from the prefix dis ‘un ’ and jējūnus ‘fasting, hungry’ (source of English jejune [17]): hence,… …

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  • 33dinner party — ➡ dinner * * * …

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  • 34dinner — noun /ˈdɪnə,ˈdɪnɚ/ a) The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening. Give the dog its dinner. b) An evening meal. Syn: supper, chow, lunch, luncheon, banquet …

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  • 35Dinner — Din|ner das; s, [s] <aus engl. dinner, dies aus fr. dîner, vgl. ↑Diner>: 1. Festmahl. 2. (in angelsächsischen Ländern) am Abend eingenommene Hauptmahlzeit …

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  • 36dinner — /ˈdɪnə / (say dinuh) noun 1. the evening meal. 2. (especially formerly) the midday meal; lunch. 3. a formal meal in honour of some person or occasion. –phrase 4. done like a dinner, Colloquial completely defeated or outwitted. {Middle English… …

  • 37dinner — din·ner (dĭn’ər) 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;… …

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  • 38dinner —    Aina ahiahi, papa aina, pā ina.    ♦ Dinner party, aha aina …

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  • 39Dinner theater — (sometimes called dinner and a show) is a form of entertainment that combines a restaurant meal with a staged play or musical. Sometimes the play is incidental entertainment, secondary to the meal, in the style of a sophisticated night club, or… …

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  • 40Dinner for Schmucks — Theatrical poster Directed by Jay Roach …

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