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noun
A meal during the day (as opposed to night), usually at or about midday.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: no-plural
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Perhaps a continuation of Old English dæġmǣl, or alternatively borrowed from Old Norse dagmál (“a division of the day around 8 or 9 a.m.; breakfast-time”), equivalent to day + meal. Compare also Old English dæġmete.
