■ noun the main meal of the day, taken either around midday or in the evening.
↘a formal evening meal, typically one in honour of a person or event.
Origin
ME: from OFr. disner (see dine ).
■ noun the main meal of the day, taken either around midday or in the evening.
↘a formal evening meal, typically one in honour of a person or event.
Origin
ME: from OFr. disner (see dine ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004