Main Entry: din·ner

Pronunciation: \ˈdi-nər\

Function: noun

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Middle English diner, from Anglo-French disner, diner meal, from disner to dine

Date: 13th century

1 a : the principal meal of the day b : a formal feast or banquet
2 : table d'hôte 2
3 : the food prepared for a dinner <eat your dinner>
4 : a packaged meal usually for quick preparation <warmed up a frozen dinner>

— din·ner·less \-ləs\ adjective