mealtime

/ˌmilˈtaɪm/
/ˈmiltaɪm/
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Other forms: mealtimes

Definitions of mealtime
  1. noun
    the hour at which a meal is habitually or customarily eaten
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    types:
    breakfast time
    the customary or habitual hour for eating breakfast
    lunch period, lunchtime
    the customary or habitual hour for eating lunch
    dinnertime, suppertime
    the customary or habitual hour for the evening meal
    type of:
    hour, time of day
    clock time
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