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TEATIME
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes
Example:
an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea
Synonyms:
afternoon tea; tea; teatime
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("teatime" is a kind of...):
meal; repast (the food served and eaten at one time)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
