morning, afternoon, evening, and night
I'll see you again tomorrow afternoon.
It was early afternoon when I left.
She spent the afternoon at the library.
I remember the many rainy afternoons I spent reading at the library.
She doesn't have class on Friday afternoons.
It took us all afternoon to get there.
It's going to be a long afternoon listening to lectures.
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First Known Use: 13th century
in the meaning defined at sense 1
See Words from the same yearelderliness, golden years, oldness, seniority;
adulthood, majority, maturity, middle, middle age, midlife, ripeness;
: the middle part of the day : the part of the day between noon and evening
See words that rhyme with afternoon Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for afternoon Spanish Central: Translation of afternoon Nglish: Translation of afternoon for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of afternoon for Arabic speakers
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