Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- from
dine , a.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Eating dinner as asocial function - noun
Entertaining someone to dinner - verb Present participle of
dine .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of eating dinner
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Examples
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The phrase dining capitals of the world conjures up places like Paris, Rome, New York, Tokyo, uh, Pyongyang?
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I did get my house shoes on, came out of the bedroom, went along the hall, apparently dodged the furniture in the living room and stopped in what we call the dining room.
chron.com Chronicle 2010
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Here are two plates that were headed towards other diners. the main dining room, which is open pretty late.
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It leads from the main dining room to a storage area.
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Vegetarian barbecue riblets, vegan Southwest steak wraps, and dairy-free chocolate coconut-cream pie are just a handful of the hundreds of delicious, animal-free menu options now commonplace in dining halls across the nation.
Ryan Huling: The Most Vegan-Friendly Colleges Ryan Huling 2010
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Petite Soochow main dining room on a late Sunday morning.
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The “market” for integrated high-end dining is virtually non-existent.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Activist Government” and the Rights of Minorities 2010
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A view of the busy main dining room, on a Friday night.
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The new trend in dining out also compelled many traditional and traditionally-male enclaves, such as Simpsons-on-the-Strand, to open their dining rooms to ladies.
Promenades Through London: The Strand | Edwardian Promenade 2009
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This is the main dining room at the “New” location down the block.
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