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Afternoon
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- 1 In the afternoon. archaic, not-comparable, singular
"I stayd at home till noone, and recᵈ of Crowders for 3 loods of shilling 2l. 8s.; and afternoone I went with my wife to Wakefeild, where by yᵉ way I spent at Toppitt 8d., and wee lay at Jackson’s all night."
- 1 Ellipsis of good afternoon. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
- 1 The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.
"Theſe men ſerue God in the forenoone, and the diuell in the after noone;"
- 2 a conventional expression of greeting or farewell, used to wish someone a good afternoon wordnet
- 3 The later part of anything, often with implications of decline. figuratively
"Buck.[…]Theſe both put by a poore petitioner A care-crazd mother of a many children, A beauty-waining and diſtreſſed widow, Euen in the afternoone of her beſt daies Made priſe and purchaſe of his luſtfull eye, Seduc t the pitch and height of al his thoughts, To baſe declenſion and loathd bigamie, By her in his vnlawfull bed he got."
- 4 the part of the day between noon and evening wordnet
- 5 A party or social event held in the afternoon. informal
Etymology
From Middle English afternone, after-non, equivalent to after- + noon.
From Middle English afternone, after-non, equivalent to after- + noon.
From Middle English afternone, after-non, equivalent to after- + noon.
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