dinner

noun

ˈdi-nər How to pronounce dinner (audio)
Definition of dinnernext
as in banquet
a large fancy meal often accompanied by ceremony or entertainment there will be a celebratory dinner at a local restaurant for the entire team

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Recent Examples of dinner Aqua Penny’s, one of several eateries from Penny and Doug Mufuka’s Thai restaurant roster, served its last dinner on Saturday, Doug confirmed. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026 Lunch and dinner share the same menu, which spotlights local purveyors like greens from Canewater Farm and beef from Lockhart Cattle Co. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026 Kick off your vacation or say goodbye to a wonderful trip in style by making dinner reservations at Old Florida Fish House. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 July 2026 In December 2025, the two were spotted eating dinner in Dubai, per Sports Illustrated, and skiing in Bolzano, Italy. — Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for dinner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dinner
  1. banquet
  2. feast
Noun
  • The banquet makes a bold visual comparison of the two women, in fact.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • The form Plato writes in, perhaps invents, of the dinner party with speeches, Steiner’s ‘banquet’ form, pulls against the intellectual content its characters express.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
Definition of banquet
Noun
  • An epic with supernatural and epigenetic overtones, this debut novel looks like a feast of a story.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026
  • The release was inspired by a Victorian holiday feast rather than a traditional bourbon flavor profile, creating a spirit meant to evoke roasted meat, evergreen forest, and winter fruit in the same glass.
    — Emily Price, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of feast

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