| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| dinner, supper (nn.) |
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| A dinner is the main meal of the day, whether served at noon or later in the day; it is also a ceremonial banquet or any full-course meal. A supper is the evening meal, especially if dinner is the midday meal, or a fund-raising or communal meal such as a church supper, or a light repast, especially after the theater or in the late evening, as in a midnight supper. | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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