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afternoon

[ noun af-ter-noon, ahf-; adjective af-ter-noon, ahf-, af-, ahf- ]

noun

  1. the time from noon until evening.
  2. the latter part:

    the afternoon of life.



adjective

  1. pertaining to the latter part of the day.

afternoon

/ ˌɑːڳəˈԳː /

noun

    1. the period of the day between noon and evening
    2. ( as modifier )

      afternoon tea

  1. a middle or later part

    the afternoon of life

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • a·ٱ·ԴǴDz noun adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of afternoon1

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; after, noon
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Hundreds turned out on a Friday afternoon to see the singer, best-known for hits Mr Rock And Roll and This Is The Life.

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The group had met up the previous afternoon, stayed overnight at a rented property in Tenby and headed into Haverfordwest that Saturday morning.

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It is the chilled bite I want, straight from the refrigerator in the afternoon, and it provides the perfect counter-taste to simple dinners made with little effort in the low light of a seaside bungalow.

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And when you do stand-up it’s like, “Here’s this, I thought of it this afternoon and I’m saying it tonight.”

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So I was contemplating that Friday afternoon if I should make the trip.

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