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dinnertime

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[din-er-tahym] / ˈdɪn ərˌtaɪm /

noun

  1. the period set aside for eating dinner.


Etymology

Origin of dinnertime

1325–75; Middle English. See dinner, time

Example Sentences

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“Whoever it is, tell them to come back later. It’s dinnertime,” Mom said.

From Literature

There’s a tempting box of Oreos in the pantry, but if I eat cookies, Lily will want cookies, and it’s almost dinnertime.

From Literature

I had three places I wanted to visit, six things I wanted to make, and two conversations I hoped to have before dinnertime.

From Literature

Dad had said he would be back by dinnertime.

From Literature

We are surrounded by the suggestion, rarely stated outright but hard to miss, that dinnertime should be an ongoing exercise in novelty.

From Salon