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Dinner
Dinner usually refers to the most significant and important meal of the day, which can be the noon or the evening meal. However, the term "dinner" can have many different meanings depending on the culture; it may mean a meal of any size eaten at any time of day. Historically, it referred to the first meal of the day, eaten around noon, and is still sometimes used for a noontime meal, particularly if it is a large or main meal. The meaning as the evening meal, generally the largest of the day, is becoming standard in many parts of the English-speaking world.
==Etymology==
The word is from the Old French () ''disner'', meaning "breakfast", from the stem of Gallo-Romance ''desjunare'' ("to break one's fast"), from Latin ''dis-'' ("undo") + Late Latin ''ieiunare'' ("to fast"), from Latin ''ieiunus'' ("fasting, hungry").〔(Etymology of "dinner" ) from Online Dictionary. Accessed November 11, 2009.〕〔(Etymology of "dine" ) from Online Dictionary. Accessed November 11, 2009.〕 The Romanian word ''dejun'' and the French ''déjeuner'' retain this etymology and to some extent the meaning (whereas the Spanish word ''desayuno'' and Portuguese ''desjejum'' are related but are exclusively used for breakfast). Eventually, the term shifted to referring to the heavy main meal of the day, even if it had been preceded by a breakfast meal (or even both breakfast and lunch).
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