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din·ner (din′ər)

noun

  1. the main meal of the day, whether eaten in the evening or about noon
  2. a banquet in honor of some person or event
  3. a complete meal at a set price with no course omitted; table d'hôte

Etymology: ME diner < OFr disner, inf. used as n.: see dine

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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