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/ˈdɪn.ə/

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Translation

The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening.

Word origin

From Old French disner, meaning to eat the first big meal of the day.

Origin
Old French
Root
disner

Grammar

Gender
Pluraldinners

Examples

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"Dinner" is the main meal of the day.

.

"Dinners" is the plural, meaning more than one dinner.

, .

Here "dinner" is the meal that is now ready to eat.

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This word is part of lesson 11.