"dinnerette" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dinnerettes [plural]
Etymology: From dinner + -ette. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dinner|ette|id2=diminutive}} dinner + -ette Head templates: {{en-noun}} dinnerette (plural dinnerettes)
  1. (rare) A small dinner. Tags: rare

Inflected forms

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