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supper vs meal

meal vs supper

supper and meal both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
supper Yes No No No
meal Yes No No No
As nouns, meal is a hypernym of supper; that is, meal is a word with a broader meaning than supper:
  • supper: a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
  • meal: the food served and eaten at one time
Other hypernyms of supper include repast.
supper (noun) meal (noun)
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime the food served and eaten at one time
a social gathering where a light evening meal is served coarsely ground foodstuff; especially seeds of various cereal grasses or pulse
any of the occasions for eating food that occur by custom or habit at more or less fixed times
Difference between supper and meal

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