Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The usual or traditional time for serving tea, as late afternoon.
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- noun chiefly UK the
traditional time , in the lateafternoon , for servingtea (themeal ).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes
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Examples
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It's not as important as the flavor, but part of what I'm doing at teatime is taking time out from whatever else I was doing, and fiddling with my tea or hot chocolate helps with that.
Barnstorming on an Invisible Segway careswen 2009
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In contrast to this regularity is Chinese teatime, which is used for more significant occasions: in celebration of a wedding or special event, as a sign of respect, as a sincere apology.
Tamie Adaya: Tea Time in Los Angeles and Around the World Tamie Adaya 2011
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In contrast to this regularity is Chinese teatime, which is used for more significant occasions: in celebration of a wedding or special event, as a sign of respect, as a sincere apology.
Tamie Adaya: Tea Time in Los Angeles and Around the World Tamie Adaya 2011
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In contrast to this regularity is Chinese teatime, which is used for more significant occasions: in celebration of a wedding or special event, as a sign of respect, as a sincere apology.
Tamie Adaya: Tea Time in Los Angeles and Around the World Tamie Adaya 2011
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In contrast to this regularity is Chinese teatime, which is used for more significant occasions: in celebration of a wedding or special event, as a sign of respect, as a sincere apology.
Tamie Adaya: Tea Time in Los Angeles and Around the World Tamie Adaya 2011
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In contrast to this regularity is Chinese teatime, which is used for more significant occasions: in celebration of a wedding or special event, as a sign of respect, as a sincere apology.
Tamie Adaya: Tea Time in Los Angeles and Around the World Tamie Adaya 2011
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In contrast to this regularity is Chinese teatime, which is used for more significant occasions: in celebration of a wedding or special event, as a sign of respect, as a sincere apology.
Tamie Adaya: Tea Time in Los Angeles and Around the World Tamie Adaya 2011
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In contrast to this regularity is Chinese teatime, which is used for more significant occasions: in celebration of a wedding or special event, as a sign of respect, as a sincere apology.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Tamie Adaya 2011
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An appetite for the educated whimsy of a panel game at teatime can easily be sated by 11pm and it is certainly not likely to have returned by breakfast.
Radio 4: The BBC won't hurt your beloved station | Vanessa Thorpe 2011
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I had my usual utter indecision when it came to talk of teatime and Hanna asked me what I fancied eating.
Famous in Finland, Fixture in France Hal Duncan 2009
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