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Brunch

//bɹʌnt͡ʃ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A meal eaten later in the day than breakfast and earlier than lunch, and often consisting of typical foods from both of those meals. countable, uncountable

    "I normally have brunch at the café next to work."

  2. 2
    combination of breakfast and lunch; usually served in late morning wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To eat brunch.
  2. 2
    eat a meal in the late morning wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Blend of breakfast + lunch. Attested from 1895 in British English and from 1930 in the United States.

Etymology 2

Blend of breakfast + lunch. Attested from 1895 in British English and from 1930 in the United States.

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