supper

Supper is a light evening meal.

(noun)

An example of supper is a turkey sandwich on Thanksgiving night after having eaten a big meal earlier in the day.

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See supper in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. an evening meal; specif.,
    1. one that is the chief meal of the day
    2. one eaten on a day when the chief meal (called dinner) is served during the middle of the day
    3. a late, usually light, evening meal
  2. ☆ an evening social affair at which a meal is served: a church supper

Origin: ME souper < OFr, orig. inf., to sup

See supper in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. a. A light evening meal when dinner is taken at midday.
    b. A light meal eaten before going to bed.
  2. A dance or social affair where supper is served.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French souper, to sup, supper; see sup2

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