afternoon - English word #845

Translation

The part of the day from the middle of the day until the evening.

Word origin

From after plus noon, meaning the time that comes after midday.

Gender

Pluralafternoons

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"Afternoon" is the part of the day after midday.

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Here "afternoon" is the time between midday and evening.

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"Afternoons" is the plural, meaning more than one afternoon.

morning

The early part of the day, from when the sun comes up until the middle of the day.

evening

The part of the day at the end of the afternoon, before night.

day

A period of 24 hours, or the time when it is light outside.

time

The thing measured in minutes, hours, and years that keeps passing.

noon

The middle of the day, twelve o'clock in the daytime.

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