Standard Lemma guide

arvo

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Australian: /ˈɐː.vəʉ/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • UK: /ˈɑː(ɹ).vəʊ/
  • rhymes with -ɑːvəʊ

1

name

Meaning 1

Initialism of Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Afternoon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Clipping of afternoon + -o (“colloquialising suffix”).

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: aprèm — afternoon
  • German: Nachmittag — afternoon
  • Portuguese: tardinha — afternoon