supper
supper definition
sup·per (sup′ər)
noun
- an evening meal; specif.,
- one that is the chief meal of the day
- one eaten on a day when the chief meal (called dinner) is served during the middle of the day
- a late, usually light, evening meal
- ☆ an evening social affair at which a meal is served a church supper
Etymology: ME souper < OFr, orig. inf., to sup
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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