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afternoon

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The meaning (definition) of the word afternoon

the part of the day after lunch and before evening

The word afternoon used in a sentence

We have snack time in the afternoon.

Words that mean the opposite of afternoon (antonyms)

morning

The plural of the word afternoon

afternoons

How the word afternoon is said around the world

Frenchaprès-midi (ahpremeedee)
Spanishtarde (tahrthay)
Mandarin下午 (xià wǔ)
Hindiदोपहर (dohpuhuhr)
Arabicبعد الظهر (bahd ahththoohr)
Russianполдень (polden')
Portuguese (EU)tarde (tahruhdi)
Portuguese (BR)tarde (tahruhjew)
Japanese午後 (gogo)
GermanNachmittag (nahkhmitahk)
Urduدوپہر (dohpuhuhr)
Punjabiਦੁਪਹਿਰ (duupuhir)
Korean오후 (ohu)
Hebrewצָהֳרַיִים (tsahahrym)
Greekαπόγευμα (apogeuma)
Dutchmiddag (midahkh)
Tagaloghapon (hahpohn)
Vietnamesebuổi chiều (boouhy cheeew)
Turkishöğleden sonra (erlaydan sawnrah)
Persianبعد از ظهر (bahd ahz zohr)
Polishpopołudnie (pawpawwoodnye)
Ukrainianпісля обіду (pislya obidu)
Bengaliবিকেল (beekayl)
Swedisheftermiddag (eftuhrmidahg)
Italianpomeriggio (pohmayreejoh)

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