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BRUNCH
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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:
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)