Brunch vs. Breakfast — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Brunch and Breakfast
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Definitions
Brunch➦
Brunch is a combination of breakfast and lunch, and regularly has some form of alcoholic drink (most usually champagne or a cocktail) served with it. It is usually served between 11 o'clock in the morning and 2 o’clock pm.
Breakfast➦
Breakfast is the first meal of the day eaten after waking from the night's sleep, usually in the morning. The word in English refers to breaking the fasting period of the previous night.
Brunch➦
A late morning meal eaten instead of breakfast and lunch
Breakfast was served so late as almost to constitute brunch
He cobbled together a brunch of cold remains from the fridge
Breakfast➦
A meal eaten in the morning, the first of the day
A breakfast of bacon and eggs
I don't eat breakfast
Brunch➦
A meal typically eaten in the late morning or early afternoon as a combination of breakfast and lunch.
Breakfast➦
Eat breakfast
She breakfasted on fried bread and bacon
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Brunch➦
A meal eaten later in the day than breakfast and earlier than lunch, and often consisting of typical foods from both of those meals.
I normally have brunch at the café next to work.
Let's do brunch sometime at the salad bar!
Feeling a bit peckish, Sandra made herself some brunch with the leftovers in her fridge.
Breakfast➦
The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.
Brunch➦
To eat brunch.
Breakfast➦
(Informal) Food traditionally consumed for breakfast, such as eggs or pancakes
We made breakfast for dinner.
Brunch➦
A late breakfast or an early lunch.
Breakfast➦
To eat breakfast
We breakfasted on the terrace.
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Brunch➦
Combination breakfast and lunch; usually served in late morning
Breakfast➦
To provide breakfast for.
Brunch➦
Eat a late-morning meal;
We brunch in Sundays
Breakfast➦
The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.
You should put more protein in her breakfast so she will grow.
Breakfast➦
(by extension) A meal consisting of food normally eaten in the morning, which may typically include eggs, sausages, toast, bacon, etc.
We serve breakfast all day.
Breakfast➦
The celebratory meal served after a wedding (and occasionally after other solemnities e.g. a funeral).
Breakfast➦
A meal eaten after a period of (now often religious) fasting.
Breakfast➦
(intransitive) To eat the morning meal.
Breakfast➦
(transitive) To serve breakfast to.
Breakfast➦
The first meal in the day, or that which is eaten at the first meal.
A sorry breakfast for my lord protector.
Breakfast➦
A meal after fasting, or food in general.
The wolves will get a breakfast by my death.
Breakfast➦
To break one's fast in the morning; too eat the first meal in the day.
First, sir, I read, and then I breakfast.
Breakfast➦
To furnish with breakfast.
Breakfast➦
The first meal of the day (usually in the morning)
Breakfast➦
Eat an early morning meal;
We breakfast at seven
Breakfast➦
Provide breakfast for