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afternoon definition

after·noon (af′tər no̵̅o̅n′; for adj., often af′tər no̵̅o̅n′)

noun

  1. the time of day from noon to evening
  2. any period of beginning decline

adjective

of, in, or for the afternoon

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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