English Explanatory Dictionary

daymeal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A meal during the day (as opposed to night), usually at or about midday.

Word forms

daymeal day-meal day meal

Etymology

Perhaps a continuation of Old English dæġmǣl, or alternatively borrowed from Old Norse dagmál (“a division of the day around 8 or 9 a.m.; breakfast-time”), equivalent to day + meal. Compare also Old English dæġmete.

Synonyms

lunch
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