dinner

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♦♦ din|ner /d'ɪnər/ (dinners)
1 [N-VAR]
Dinner is the main meal of the day, usually served in the early part of the evening.
She invited us to her house for dinner...
Would you like to stay and have dinner?...
see also TV dinner
2 [N-VAR]
Any meal you eat in the middle of the day can be referred to as dinner.
3 [N-COUNT]
A dinner is a formal social event at which a meal is served. It is held in the evening.
...a series of official lunches and dinners...din|ner dance (dinner dances)
also dinner-dance
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A dinner dance is a social event where a large number of people come to have dinner and to dance. Dinner dances are held in the evening at hotels, restaurants, and social clubs. (BRIT)din|ner jack|et (dinner jackets)
also dinner-jacket
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A dinner jacket is a jacket, usually black, worn by men for formal social events. (BRIT; in AM, use tuxedo)din|ner par|ty (dinner parties)
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A dinner party is a social event where a small group of people are invited to have dinner and spend the evening at someone's house.din|ner ser|vice (dinner services)
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A dinner service is a set of plates and dishes from which meals are eaten and served. It may also include cups and saucers. (BRIT; in AM, use dinnerware set)din|ner ta|ble (dinner tables)
also dinner-table
[N-COUNT] usu sing, usu the/poss N
You can refer to a table as the dinner table when it is being used for dinner. (BRIT)
Sam was left at the dinner table with Peg.school din|ner (school dinners)
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School dinners are midday meals provided for children at a school. (BRIT; in AM, use school lunch)
Overcooked greens are my most vivid recollection of school dinners.TV din|ner (TV dinners)
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A TV dinner is a complete meal that is sold in a single container. It can be heated up quickly and eaten from the container it is cooked in.

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