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Word entry · 9 letters

afternoon

Best crossword clue

"post-midday hours"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ˌɑːf.təˈnuːn/Part of speech nounSorted aefnnoortStarts with AEnds with N5 cluesVery common crossword word
1A2F3T4E5R6N7O8O9N

Definitions

  1. Time between noon and evening.

Word origin

From Middle English afternone, after-non, equivalent to after- + noon.

Used in a sentence

  • Theſe men ſerue God in the forenoone, and the diuell in the after noone;
  • Here the stripped panelling was warmly gold and the pictures, mostly of the English school, were mellow and gentle in the afternoon light.
  • And I love to live so pleasantly/Live this life of luxury/Lazing on a sunny afternoon/In the summertime

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer5 curated clues

01post-midday hours9 letters
02Late-day work stretch9 letters
03Later daylight hours9 letters
04Later daylight period9 letters
05Post-lunch stretch9 letters

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