"daymeal" meaning in English

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Noun

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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|dæġmǣl}} Old English dæġmǣl, {{der|en|non|dagmál||a division of the day around 8 or 9 a.m.; breakfast-time}} Old Norse dagmál (“a division of the day around 8 or 9 a.m.; breakfast-time”), {{compound|en|day|meal}} day + meal, {{cog|ang|dæġmete}} Old English dæġmete Head templates: {{en-noun|!}} daymeal (plural not attested)
  1. A meal during the day (as opposed to night), usually at or about midday. Tags: no-plural Synonyms: lunch, day-meal, day meal Coordinate_terms: night meal
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