DINNER


Meaning of DINNER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdi-nər ]

noun

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Middle English diner, from Anglo-French disner, diner meal, from disner to dine

Date: 13th century

1.

a. : the principal meal of the day

b. : a formal feast or banquet

2. : table d'hote 2

3. : the food prepared for a dinner

eat your dinner

4. : a packaged meal usually for quick preparation

warmed up a frozen dinner

• din·ner·less -ləs adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.