Definitions for afternoonˌæf tərˈnun, ˌɑf-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
af•ter•noonˌæf tərˈnun, ˌɑf-(n.)
the time from noon until evening.
the latter part:
the afternoon of life.
(adj.)pertaining to or occurring during the latter part of the day:
afternoon tea.
Origin of afternoon:
1250–1300
Princeton's WordNet
afternoon(noun)
the part of the day between noon and evening
"he spent a quiet afternoon in the park"
good afternoon, afternoon(noun)
a conventional expression of greeting or farewell
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
afternoon(noun)ˌæf tərˈnun, ˌɑf-
a time after the middle of the day
They're coming to our house this afternoon.; 3:30 in the afternoon; Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday afternoon
Wiktionary
afternoon(Noun)
The part of the day which follows noon, between noon and evening; the part of the day following noon which is daylight all year round; the second half of the working day (in regular office hours).
Webster Dictionary
Afternoon(noun)
the part of the day which follows noon, between noon and evening
Translations for afternoon
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
afternoon(noun)
the time between morning and evening
tomorrow afternoon; He works for us three afternoons a week; Tuesday afternoon; (also adjective) afternoon tea.
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- بَعْدَ الظُهْرArabic

- следобедBulgarian

- tardePortuguese (BR)

- odpoledneCzech

- der Nachmittag; Nachmittags...German

- eftermiddagDanish

- απόγευμαGreek

- tardeSpanish

- pärastlõunaEstonian

- بعد از ظهرFarsi

- iltapäiväFinnish

- après-midiFrench

- אָחַר הַצָהֳרַיִיםHebrew

- तीसरा पहरHindi

- poslije podneCroatian

- délutánHungarian

- petang, soreIndonesian

- síðdegi, eftirmiðdagurIcelandic

- pomeriggioItalian

- 午後Japanese

- 오후Korean

- popietėLithuanian

- pēcpusdienaLatvian

- tengah hariMalay

- middagDutch

- ettermiddag (etter kl. 12)Norwegian

- popołudniePolish

- بعد از ظهرPersian

- له غرمی وروستهPashto

- tardePortuguese

- după-amiazăRomanian

- послеполуденное времяRussian

- popoludnie, popoludňajšíSlovak

- popoldneSlovenian

- poslepodneSerbian

- eftermiddag[s-]Swedish

- ตอนบ่ายThai

- öğleden sonraTurkish

- 下午Chinese (Trad.)

- час після полудня; пообідній часUkrainian

- سہ پہرUrdu

- buổi chiềuVietnamese

- 下午Chinese (Simp.)

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