suppertime en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
Etymology
From supper + time.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The time when supper takes place.
Lacy couldn’t spell good but in big pencil letters he wrote that he had to go downtown and would be back before suppertime.
2006, Charles Davis, Angel’s Rest, Don Mills, Ont.: MIRA Books, →ISBN, page 143:
- (countable, uncountable) The time when supper is ready.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| supper time | alternative | lexicographic | |
| supper-time | alternative | lexicographic | |
| suppertimes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
dinner hour · mealtime · supper hour · lunchtime · dinner