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afternoon

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af⋅ter⋅noon

  [n. af-ter-noon, ahf-; adj. af-ter-noon, ahf-, af-, ahf-]
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–noun
1. the time from noon until evening.
2. the latter part: the afternoon of life.
–adjective
3. pertaining to the latter part of the day.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME; see after, noon
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af·ter·noon   (āf'tər-nōōn')   
n.  

  1. The part of day from noon until sunset.

  2. The latter part: in the afternoon of life.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

afternoon 
c.1300, from after + noon (q.v.). In 15c.-16c., the form was at afternoon; from c.1600 till now it has been in the afternoon.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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