dinner

n 1: the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday:

"dinner will be at 8"; "on Sundays they had a large

dinner when they returned from church"

2: a party of people assembled to have dinner together; "guests

should never be late to a dinner party" [syn: {dinner

party}]

dynner

/din'r/ 32 {bits}, by analogy with {byte}.

Usage: rare and extremely silly.

See also {playte}, {tayste}, {crumb}.

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(1997-12-03)