BRUNCH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does brunch mean? 

• BRUNCH (noun)
  The noun BRUNCH has 1 sense:

1. combination breakfast and lunch; usually served in late morning

  Familiarity information: BRUNCH used as a noun is very rare.

• BRUNCH (verb)
  The verb BRUNCH has 1 sense:

1. eat a meal in the late morning

  Familiarity information: BRUNCH used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BRUNCH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Combination breakfast and lunch; usually served in late morning

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("brunch" is a kind of...):

meal; repast (the food served and eaten at one time)

Domain usage:

blend; portmanteau; portmanteau word (a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings)

Derivation:

brunch (eat a meal in the late morning)

• BRUNCH (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Eat a meal in the late morning

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Context example:

We brunch in Sundays

Hypernyms (to "brunch" is one way to...):

eat (eat a meal; take a meal)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue brunch

Derivation:

brunch (combination breakfast and lunch; usually served in late morning)

 Context examples 

Invite friends for cocktails or Sunday brunch.

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