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afternoon

Today it means: The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm. Full definition →

Middle English afternone

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Middle English · inherited fromafternone
English todayafternoon

From Middle English afternone, after-non, equivalent to after- + noon.

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