Supper vs. Lunch — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Supper and Lunch
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Supper
Supper was originally a secondary lighter evening meal. The main meal of the day, called dinner, used to be served closer to what is known as lunchtime, around the middle of the day, but crept later over the centuries, mostly over the course of the 19th century.
Lunch
Lunch, an abbreviation for luncheon, is a meal eaten around midday. During the 20th century, the meaning gradually narrowed to a meal eaten midday.
Supper
An evening meal; dinner.
Lunch
A meal eaten at midday.
Supper
A light or informal evening meal, especially when dinner is taken at midday.
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Lunch
The food provided for a midday meal.
Supper
A light meal eaten before going to bed.
Lunch
To eat a midday meal.
Supper
A dance or social affair where supper is served.
Lunch
A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.
Supper
Food consumed before going to bed.
Lunch
(cricket) A break in play between the first and second sessions.
Supper
Any meal eaten in the evening; dinner eaten in the evening, rather than at noon.
We normally have supper at 7.
Lunch
Any small meal, especially one eaten at a social gathering.
After the funeral there was a lunch for those who didn't go to the cemetery.
Supper
A meal from a chip shop consisting of a deep-fried food with chips.
A pizza supper
Lunch
(intransitive) To eat lunch.
I like to lunch in Italian restaurants.
Supper
A drinker, especially one who drinks slowly (i.e., one who sups).
Lunch
(transitive) To treat to lunch.
Supper
To consume a snack before retiring.
Lunch
A luncheon; specifically, a light repast between breakfast and dinner, most commonly about noontime.
Supper
To eat dinner (see above).
Lunch
To take luncheon.
Supper
A meal taken at the close of the day; the evening meal.
Lunch
A midday meal
Supper
To take supper; to sup.
Lunch
Take the midday meal;
At what time are you lunching?
Supper
To supply with supper.
Lunch
Provide a midday meal for;
She lunched us well
Supper
A light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
Supper
A social gathering where a light evening meal is served;
Her suppers often included celebrities
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