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語源

dinner +‎ time

発音

名詞

dinnertime (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 dinnertimes)

1. The time when dinner takes place, as:

   Synonym: dinner hour

   • 1846, Charles Elmé Francatelli, The Modern Cook, page 243:

     An hour before dinnertime, steam the mazarine in the usual way, and when done, turn it out of the mould on its dish […]

   • 2004, Vince Staten, Why Is The Foul Pole Fair?, page 204:

     By the thirteenth century mustard was a staple of Paris saucemakers, who peddled the product on the street every evening around dinnertime.

   1. (now chiefly Britain) The midday mealtime as the main one: lunchtime.
   2. The evening mealtime as the main one: suppertime.

使用する際の注意点

The usage varies between eras and regions, because the circadian rhythm of meals varies by culture. Dated references to dinner, dinnertime, and the dinner pail cannot be assumed to refer to an evening meal; for example, what some U.S. factory workers in the past called their dinner pail was what would today be called a lunchpail or lunchbox.

上位語

• mealtime

等位語

• breakfasttime
• teatime

アナグラム

• intermedin, intermined

名詞

dinner time (複数形 dinner times)

1. Alternative spelling of dinnertime.

名詞

dinner-time (複数形 dinner-times)

1. Alternative spelling of dinnertime.