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(n)
a conventional expression of greeting or farewell
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(adj)
of or pertaining to the afternoon
Noon; twelve o'clock during the day.
The early part of the day, especially from midnight to noon.
The time of day when the Sun seems to reach its highest point in the sky; solar noon.
The time of day between afternoon and night.
The nighttime of the current day or date; this night.
(countable) The time when the Sun is below the horizon when the sky is dark.
A period of time equal or almost equal to a full day-night cycle, being 24 hours long.
(uncountable) The day after the present day.
The current day or date.
A time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year.
The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.
(adv)
Afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
(informal, file format) A computerized music file in the MIDI format.
A surname from French.
(informal) A shift (scheduled work period) that takes place late in the day or at night.
Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need.
Later in relation to the proper time something should have happened.
(US) A piece of paper given to students who are late to class.
The state of being late.
In a belated manner; tardily.
(swimming) A stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards.
(Midwestern US, Canadian Prairies, Atlantic Canada, South Africa) Any meal eaten in the evening; dinner eaten in the evening, rather than at noon.
The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening.
The time or hour at or around which lunch is normally eaten.
A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.
(horticulture) The period of time during which a plant is in flower.
(country dancing) A choreographic figure in which three or more dancers weave between one another, passing by left and right shoulder alternately.
(South Africa, slang) A party.
"Hello!" or an equivalent greeting.
Noon.
The time of noon; the time of day when the sun is highest in the sky, especially on a hot day.
(literary) Midday, noon.
(N)
an Irish animated short film directed by Louise Bagnall and produced by Cartoon Saloon.
(television, radio) A part of the day in which a type of radio or television program apropos for that time period is aired.
After noon, in the afternoon.
(used after the hour) In the 12-hour period from noon to midnight (the latter half of the day) when using the 12-hour clock.
(chiefly British) The traditional time, in the late afternoon, for serving tea (the meal).
The middle of the afternoon, normally between 2 and 4 pm.
The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in Western countries, Saturday and Sunday.
The day immediately before today; one day ago.
(informal, somewhat dated) In the evening, during the evening.
Synonym of morning: the part of the day between sunrise and noon.
The middle of the morning.
Every morning.
Any period of seven consecutive days.
(time) A unit of time of one twenty-fourth of a day (sixty minutes).
Obsolete spelling of afternoon. [The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.]
Pronunciation spelling of afternoon. [The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.]
noontide; noon; the middle of the day.
Synonym of evening.
noon; midday
Midday; noon.
The middle of the evening.
(colloquial) Any time close to noon; midday or thereabouts.
The time of daylight; the time between sunrise and sunset.
The full sunlight that occurs at noon.
The time when dinner takes place, as:
(countable) A nap, especially an afternoon one taken during the hottest part of the day in some cultures.
(UK, dialectal) A light meal, particularly in the afternoon.
suppertime, the hour in which the supper meal takes place.
The time after the sun has set but when the sky is still lit by sunlight; the evening twilight period.
(informal) The time spent at a workplace doing non-work activities.
Dinnertime, the hour in which the dinner meal takes place.
An electronic message, especially one sent by cell phone, involving sexual language or images.
Pronunciation spelling of evening. [The time of day between afternoon and night.]
The hours of darkness between sunset and sunrise; the night.
The light of evening; twilight.
(informal) afternoon
Alternative spelling of daytime. [The time of daylight; the time between sunrise and sunset.]
(rare, nonstandard) Forenoon.
The natural light that is ambient in daytime, being mostly sunlight (both direct and indirect, on either sunny days or cloudy days).
(countable, computing) The property of a timestamp of being either a.m. or p.m.
(chiefly American) A person without religious affiliation.
The time of noon.
The time of dusk.
A meal eaten at night; a late supper.
(poetic) The middle part of the day or night.
The time when supper takes place.
The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.
A vesper martini.
(archaic, dialectal) lunch; a meal in the middle of the day
The close of the day; the coming of night.
Twelve o'clock at night exactly.
(now chiefly US) Sunset.
Alternative form of nighttime. [The hours of darkness between sunset and sunrise; the night.]
(poetic) evening; eventide
(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the third hour of the day; 2:00 a.m. (02:00).
(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the thirteenth hour of the day; noon (noontime); 12:00 p.m. (12:00).