name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
tiffin
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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India: /ʈɪ.fɪn/
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India: /ʈɪ.fen/ weak vowel merger
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India: /ʈɪ.fən/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtɪf.ɪn/
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rhymes with -ɪfɪn
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CMU ARPABET: T IH1 F IH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A small city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
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name
Meaning 3
An unincorporated community in St. Clair County, Missouri, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 4
A city, the county seat of Seneca County, Ohio, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 5
A (light) midday meal or snack; luncheon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, UK, countable, uncountable
Examples
- He took his tiffin from home and ate the food two hours later in school.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
A box or container used to carry a tiffin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, UK, countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tiffin carrier, dabba, tingkat
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
A cake-like confection composed of crushed biscuits, sugar, syrup, raisins, cherries and cocoa powder, often covered with a layer of melted chocolate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
Meaning 8
To eat a (light) midday meal or snack.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, UK, intransitive
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 9
a midday meal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lunch, luncheon, dejeuner
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: meal, repast
Narrower terms: business lunch
History
Etymology
Apparently from English tiffing, present participle of tiff (“to take a small drink, to sip”) (slang).