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noun
1.
the evening meal, often the principal meal of the day.
2.
any light evening meal, especially one taken late in the evening: an after-the-theater supper.
adjective
3.
of or pertaining to supper: the supper dishes.
4.
for, during, or including supper: a supper party.
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Supperless
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sup·per·less, adjective
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Word Origin & History
supper
c.1275, "the last meal of the day," from O.Fr. super "supper," noun use of super "to eat the evening meal," which is of Gmc. origin (see sup (1)).
EXPAND"Formerly, the last of the three meals of the day (breakfast, dinner, and supper); now applied to the last substantial meal of the day when dinner is taken in the middle of the day, or to a late meal following an early evening dinner. Supper is usually a less formal meal than late dinner." [OED]Applied since c.1300 to the last meal of Christ.
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