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- [af-ter, ahf- din-er]
- /ˈæf tər, ˈɑf- ˈdɪn ər/
- /ˈɑːftə(r) ˈdɪnə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [af-ter, ahf- din-er]
- /ˈæf tər, ˈɑf- ˈdɪn ər/
Definitions of after-dinner word
- adjective after-dinner immediately following dinner: an after-dinner speech. 1
- noun after-dinner digestive (an alcoholic drink after a meal). 0
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Origin of after-dinner
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for After-dinner
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
after-dinner popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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