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lunchtime

[ luhnch-tahym ]

noun

  1. a period set aside for eating lunch or the period of an hour or so, beginning roughly at noon, during which lunch is commonly eaten.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lunchtime1

First recorded in 1855–60; lunch + time
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"All of this happened at lunchtime on a busy residential street in Porthmadog," Mr Edwards said.

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In secondary school, Kajoba would spend lunchtimes looking up drama school requirements and learning monologues.

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A 2017 report by charity Age UK backs up his advice, suggesting people over 50 avoid caffeine after lunchtime to aid sleep.

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It was a typical Friday lunchtime in Beirut's southern suburb.

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Hoards of hungry children with rumbling tummies are a common sight in school dinner halls, and a new exhibition has opened in Suffolk telling the stories of those lunchtime tastes and aromas - good or bad.

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