afternoon

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Afternoon

afternoon is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

after - afternoon - again

Word parts

after- + noon

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˌæftəˈnuːn/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˌæftɚˈnuːn/

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Noun

Singular afternoon

Plural afternoons

1. (countable & uncountable) The time after 12:00 (after noon, after lunch) and before the evening meal.
   • Synonym: p.m.

   I didn't finish that work in the morning, so I had to do it in the afternoon.

Related words

• after
• noon
• day
• evening
• lunch
• lunchtime
• morning
• night