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dinner
noun
the
main
meal
of
the
day
,
usually
eaten
in
the
evening
•
After
school
,
Maria
helped
her
mother
cook
dinner
for
the
family
.
After
school
,
Maria
helped
her
mother
cook
dinner
for
the
family
.
•
We
usually
eat
dinner
at
seven
o'clock
.
We
usually
eat
dinner
at
seven
o'clock
.
Middle
English
diner
,
from
Old
French
disner
(“
to
dine
,
breakfast
”),
originally
referring
to
the
first
meal
of
the
day
but
later
shifting
to
mean
the
main
meal
.
noun
a
formal
social
meal
or
event
,
often
held
in
the
evening
to
celebrate
or
raise
money
for
something
•
The
charity
dinner
raised
thousands
of
dollars
for
the
hospital
.
The
charity
dinner
raised
thousands
of
dollars
for
the
hospital
.
•
She
wore
an
elegant
dress
to
the
awards
dinner
.
She
wore
an
elegant
dress
to
the
awards
dinner
.
Same
origin
as
the
everyday
sense
,
but
by
the
18th
century
the
word
was
also
used
for
organized
evening
banquets
and
fund-raising
meals
.
