afternoon

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(ăf'tər-nūn') pronunciation
n.
  1. The part of day from noon until sunset.
  2. The latter part: in the afternoon of life.

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IN BRIEF: The part of the day between noon and evening.

pronunciation The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected. — Cousin Woodman, from Swedish Proverb.

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  See crossword solutions for the clue Afternoon.
An afternoon in summer

Afternoon is the period between noon and early evening. The precise time at which it ends is subjective but often understood to be the time at which daylight begins to fade.

The term lacks a clear definition because it was in use long before precise timepieces became widespread. Hence, words and phrases that refer to general periods in the day were more practical.

The term should not be confused with the phrase "after noon", which is a translation of the Latin "post meridiem" (p.m.) as used in the 12-hour clock, meaning a time of day between noon and midnight.

In Australia and New Zealand, the word "arvo" is a slang term for afternoon.

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Media related to Afternoon at Wikimedia Commons The Wiktionary entry for afternoon


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Afternoon

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - eftermiddag
adv. - om eftermiddagen
int. - god eftermiddag

Nederlands (Dutch)
middag

Français (French)
n. - après-midi
adv. - de l'après-midi
int. - bonjour, au revoir

Deutsch (German)
n. - Nachmittag
adv. - nachmittags...
int. - Guten Tag

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απόγευμα, απομεσήμερο

Italiano (Italian)
pomeriggio

idioms:

  • good afternoon    buon pomeriggio, buon giorno

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tarde (f)

Русский (Russian)
время после полудня

Español (Spanish)
n. - mediodía, tarde
adv. - de tarde
int. - a la tarde

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - eftermiddag

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
午后, 下午, 下午的, 晚期, 下午好!

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 午後, 下午
adv. - 下午的, 晚期
int. - 下午好!

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 오후
adv. - 오후에
int. - 안녕!

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 午後

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألجزء ألأخير من فترة بعد الظهر, ألأصيل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אחר-הצהרים, חלק מאוחר של תקופה‬
adv. - ‮אחר-הצהרים‬
int. - ‮אחר-צהריים טובים! (ברכה)‬


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