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Definition of Suppertime
1. Noun. The customary or habitual hour for the evening meal.
Definition of Suppertime
1. Noun. The time when supper takes place. ¹
2. Noun. The time when supper is ready. ¹
3. Noun. supper hour, the hour between 18h00 and 19h00 ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Suppertime
Literary usage of Suppertime
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Court Masques of James I: Their Influence on Shakespeare and Public Theatres by Mary Sullivan (1913)
"But so great was the crowd that dancing was out of the question, and so everybody
kept his room till supper. As suppertime approached someone said to me ..."
2. Court Masques of James I: Their Influence on Shakespeare and Public Theatres by Mary Sullivan (1913)
"As suppertime approached someone said to me that the crush was so great that he
feared they would not be able to serve it. Presently someone said that the ..."
3. Road Trip USA: Cross-Country Adventures on America's Two-Lane Highways by Jamie Jensen (2006)
"Lowell At "five o'clock of a red-all-over suppertime" on March 12, 1922, Jack
Ker- ouac—baptized John L. (Jean-Louis) Kirouac ..."
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