HOW TO PRONOUNCE
afternoon
/ˌæf.tɚˈnun/
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What does afternoon mean?
noun
- The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.
- (figuratively) The later part of anything, often with implications of decline.
- (informal) A party or social event held in the afternoon.
More meanings (2)
interjection
- Ellipsis of good afternoon.
adverb
- (archaic) In the afternoon.
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IPA pronunciation
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In the afternoon of the day when I reached New Bedford, I visited the wharves, to take a view of the shipping.
And all being quiet throughout the afternoon, we started about five o’clock, as I should judge, along the blackened road to Sunbury.
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She was surprised to see so many men in the audience, and wondered how they could leave their business in the afternoon.
“I’m not going to worry about it just now, anyway, and spoil this lovely afternoon,” said Anne, gazing around her with delight.
Until late in the afternoon the Jungfrau’s aspect is that of a spotless desert of snow set upon edge against the sky.