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brunchtime en · NOUN

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Etymology

From brunch + time.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The time at which brunch is eaten.
   • In a restaurant that never closes, in a ship with three shifts, it's always brunchtime. Or dinnertime. 2007, Robert A Heinlein, Spider Robinson, Variable Star:
   • Our brunchtime conversation was an animated exchange of such ideas. 1988, Peter Gold, Tibetan Pilgrimage:
   • The English replaced the lentils with cooked or smoked fish, added herbs and cream sauce, and turned peasant fare into an elegant brunchtime delicacy. 2001, Julie Sahni, Indian Regional Classics:

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