"teatime" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: teatimes [plural]
Etymology: tea + time Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tea|time}} tea + time Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} teatime (countable and uncountable, plural teatimes)
  1. (chiefly British) The traditional time, in the late afternoon, for serving tea (the meal). Tags: British, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Tea, Times of day Synonyms: tea-time Translations (a time specifically for the serving of tea): teetyd (Afrikaans), tehoro (Esperanto), teehetki (Finnish), heure du thé [feminine] (French), Vesperbrot (German), ora del tè [feminine] (Italian), podwieczorek [masculine] (Polish), çay saati (Turkish)

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