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TIFFIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tiffin mean?
• TIFFIN (noun)
The noun TIFFIN has 1 sense:
1. a midday meal
Familiarity information: TIFFIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A midday meal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
dejeuner; lunch; luncheon; tiffin
Hypernyms ("tiffin" is a kind of...):
meal; repast (the food served and eaten at one time)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tiffin"):
business lunch (lunch (usually at a restaurant) where business is discussed and the cost is charged as a business expense)
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