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afternoon's

af·ter·noon
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noun af-ter-noon, ahf-; adjective af-ter-noon, ahf-, af-, ahf-]
    • /noun ˌæf tərˈnun, ˌɑf-; adjective ˈæf tərˈnun, ˈɑf-, ˌæf-, ˌɑf-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noun af-ter-noon, ahf-; adjective af-ter-noon, ahf-, af-, ahf-]
    • /noun ˌæf tərˈnun, ˌɑf-; adjective ˈæf tərˈnun, ˈɑf-, ˌæf-, ˌɑf-/

Definitions of afternoon's word

  • noun afternoon's the time from noon until evening. 1
  • noun afternoon's the latter part: the afternoon of life. 1
  • adjective afternoon's pertaining to the latter part of the day. 1

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Origin of afternoon's

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1250-1300; See origin at after, noon

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Parts of speech for Afternoon's

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

afternoon's popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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