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[ noun ] the part of the day between noon and evening
Examples "he spent a quiet afternoon in the park" Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)Before adjournment Monday afternoon , the Senate is expected to approve a study of the number of legislators allotted to rural and urban_areas to determine what adjustments should be made . (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)If the Orioles are to break their losing_streak within the next two days , it will have to be at_the_expense_of the American_League champion New_York Yankees , who come in here tomorrow for a night_game and a single test Sunday afternoon . The big , 22 - year old shortstop , the 1960 American_league `` rookie of the year '' , flew here late this afternoon from Baltimore , signed his contract for an estimated $ 15000 and was a spectator at tonight 's 5 - to 3 loss to Kansas_City - the winless Birds ' sixth setback in_a_row . (Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)There are two more Sunday afternoons when the situation will arise . (High Fidelity, 11:10...)Recently I was struck anew by the divergent approaches , when in the course of one afternoon and evening I listened to no fewer than ten different performances . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a conventional expression of greeting or farewell
Synonyms Used in print (Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)Sometimes they went south and rolled past the tollhouse - `` Afternoon , Reverend '' ! |
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