afternoon

nounperiod after 12 noon and before sunset

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Synonyms for afternoon

noun period after 12 noon and before sunset

Word Origin & History

c.1300, from after + noon. In 15c.-16c., the form was at afternoon; from c.1600 it has been in the afternoon. Middle English also had aftermete "afternoon, part of the day following the noon meal," mid-14c.

Example Sentences for afternoon

In from the shining sea late that afternoon steamed the Viluca.

He accepted Percival's invitation that afternoon to go down into the Street with him.

Master Headley himself arrived with Master Hope in the afternoon.

This afternoon went with Jemmy to the summit of Yeadie, and took a round of angles.

We started from Perth on the afternoon of Wednesday, the 30th of March, 1870.

This afternoon I took a round of angles and bearings from a pile of stones on the hill.

In the afternoon got a fine round of angles from granite rocks.

In the afternoon continued on a little south of east for about seven miles.

The afternoon is far advanced—the parks and public drives are crowded.

But the fact is I've got an appointment late this afternoon.

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Synonyms for afternoon