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- [luhnch]
- /lʌntʃ/
- /lʌntʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [luhnch]
- /lʌntʃ/
Definitions of lunches word
- noun lunches a light midday meal between breakfast and dinner; luncheon. 1
- noun lunches any light meal or snack. 1
- noun lunches a restaurant or lunchroom: Let's eat at the dairy lunch. 1
- verb without object lunches to eat lunch: We lunched quite late today. 1
- verb with object lunches to provide lunch for: They lunched us in regal fashion. 1
- idioms lunches out to lunch, Slang. not paying attention or tending to business; negligent: You must have been out to lunch when you wrote that weird report. 1
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Origin of lunches
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95; short for luncheon
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Parts of speech for Lunches
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lunches popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% 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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