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Dinner

The principal meal of the day, eaten by most people about midday, but by many (especially in cities) at a later hour.

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Banquet 76% connected

A feast; a sumptuous entertainment of eating and drinking; often, a complimentary or ceremonious feast, followed by speeches.

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Feast 76% connected

A festival; a holiday; a solemn, or more commonly, a joyous, anniversary.

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Meal 76% connected

A part; a fragment; a portion.

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Party 76% connected

A part or portion.

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Repast 76% connected

The act of taking food.

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Dine 74% connected

To eat the principal regular meal of the day; to take dinner.

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Dine 74% connected

To eat the principal regular meal of the day; to take dinner.

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the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment

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the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment

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El Nino noun · 78% connection

(oceanography) a warm ocean current that flows along the equator from the date line and south off the coast of Ecuador at Christmas ti…

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Environmental science noun · 78% connection

the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment

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Oceanography noun · 78% connection

the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans

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the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans

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Aboriginal noun · 78% connection

an indigenous person who was born in a particular place; "the art of the natives of the northwest coast"; "the Canadian government scr…

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an indigenous person who was born in a particular place; "the art of the natives of the northwest coast"; "the Canadian government scr…

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Biodiversity noun · 78% connection

the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole); "a high level of biodiversity is desirabl…

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Bionomic adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Bionomical adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Biotic community noun · 78% connection

(ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other

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Community noun · 78% connection

(ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other

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of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Ecological adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Ecological niche noun · 78% connection

(ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)

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a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment

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Breakfast noun · 78% connection

The first meal in the day, or that which is eaten at the first meal.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: principal, meal, eaten, midday, many.
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Celestial longitude noun · 78% connection

(astronomy) the equatorial coordinate specifying the angle, measured eastward along the celestial equator, from the vernal equinox to…

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Clock noun · 78% connection

A machine for measuring time, indicating the hour and other divisions by means of hands moving on a dial plate. Its works are moved by…

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Course noun · 78% connection

part of a meal served at one time; "she prepared a three course meal"

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Dejeuner noun · 78% connection

a midday meal

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Eatable adjective · 78% connection

Capable of being eaten; fit to be eaten; proper for food; esculent; edible.

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Entremets n. sing. & pl. · 78% connection

A side dish; a dainty or relishing dish usually eaten after the joints or principal dish; also, a sweetmeat, served with a dinner.

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Eroded p. p. & a. · 78% connection

Eaten away; gnawed; irregular, as if eaten or worn away.

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Farinaceous adjective · 78% connection

Like meal; mealy; pertainiing to meal; as, a farinaceous taste, smell, or appearance.

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Flour noun · 78% connection

The finely ground meal of wheat, or of any other grain; especially, the finer part of meal separated by bolting; hence, the fine and s…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: principal, meal, eaten, midday, many.
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Horary adjective · 78% connection

Occurring once an hour; continuing an hour; hourly; ephemeral.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: principal, meal, eaten, midday, many.
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Hour noun · 78% connection

The time of the day, as expressed in hours and minutes, and indicated by a timepiece; as, what is the hour? At what hour shall we meet?

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