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Meaning of afternoon

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

afternoon

Pronunciation:/af.təɾˈnʉːn//ˌɑːf.tə.ˈnuːn//ˌæf.tɚ.ˈnun/

noun

Definitions

  1. The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.

  2. The later part of anything, often with implications of decline.

  3. A party or social event held in the afternoon.

adverb

Definitions

  1. (more often in the plural) In the afternoon.

interjection

Definitions

  1. Clipping of good afternoon.