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BRUNCH

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Combination breakfast and lunch; usually served in late morning

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("brunch" is a kind of...):

meal; repast (the food served and eaten at one time)

Domain usage:

blend; portmanteau; portmanteau word (a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings)

Derivation:

brunch (eat a meal in the late morning)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Eat a meal in the late morning

Example:

We brunch in Sundays

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Hypernyms (to "brunch" is one way to...):

eat (eat a meal; take a meal)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue brunch

Derivation:

brunch (combination breakfast and lunch; usually served in late morning)

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