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afternoon

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

af·ter·noon / ˌaftərˈnoōn/ • n. the time from noon or lunchtime to evening: I telephoned this afternoon I'll be back at three in the afternoon she worked on Tuesday afternoons | [as adj.] the afternoon sunshine. ∎ this time on a particular day, characterized by a specified type of activity or particular weather conditions: an afternoon of drama. • adv. (afternoons) inf. in the afternoon; every afternoon.

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afternoon

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

afternoon XIII. f. AFTER- + NOON; cf. late L. post-meridiem adv., F. après-midi.

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afternoon

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

afternoon •afternoon, attune, autoimmune, baboon, balloon, bassoon, bestrewn, boon, Boone, bridoon, buffoon, Cameroon, Cancún, cardoon, cartoon, Changchun, cocoon, commune, croon, doubloon, dragoon, dune, festoon, galloon, goon, harpoon, hoon, immune, importune, impugn, Irgun, jejune, June, Kowloon, lagoon, lampoon, loon, macaroon, maroon, monsoon, moon, Muldoon, noon, oppugn, picayune, platoon, poltroon, pontoon, poon, prune, puccoon, raccoon, Rangoon, ratoon, rigadoon, rune, saloon, Saskatoon, Sassoon, Scone, soon, spittoon, spoon, swoon, Troon, tune, tycoon, typhoon, Walloon •fortune, misfortune •vodun • veldskoen • honeymoon •forenoon • tablespoon • teaspoon •soupspoon • dessertspoon • Neptune •tribune • triune • opportune

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