"afternoon" meaning in English

See afternoon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌæftəˈnuːn/ [UK], /ˌæftɚˈnuːn/ [US] Audio: en-uk-afternoon.ogg [UK], en-us-afternoon.ogg [US] Forms: afternoon [singular], afternoons [plural]
Etymology: after- + noon Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|after|noon}} after- + noon Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The time after 12:00 (after noon, after lunch) and before the evening meal. Synonyms: PM
    Sense id: simple-afternoon-en-noun-KI~bEW3e
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with after-
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