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lunch
What does lunch mean?
lunch (noun): a light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce lunch?
/lʌntʃ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
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What does “lunch” mean?
the amount that an entity possesses a certain property; relative intensity, extent
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a three-dimensional measure of space that comprises a length, a width and a height
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a period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon
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a light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day
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