Sekirov Dictionary

afternoon

UK /ˌɑːf.təˈnuːn/US /ˌæf.tɚˈnun/

noun 3
adverb 1
exclamation 1
forms 1

noun3

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the part of the day between lunch and evening
- Here the stripped panelling was warmly gold and the pictures, mostly of the English school, were mellow and gentle in the afternoon light. — 1963
(figurative) The later part of anything, often with implications of decline.
(informal) A party or social event held in the afternoon.

adverb1

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(no longer used) In the afternoon.
- Afterwards […] they adjourned the court till two in the afternoon, and so went to prayers. Afternoon they called over the names of the rest of the college, demys, chaplains, &c. — 1688

exclamation1

Ellipsis of good afternoon.

forms

afternoons

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