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Afternoon

/ˌæftərˈnun/
The part of the day after the morning and before the evening.

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Examples:

Inevitably the war made suspect such golden afternoons.

What a vast, still place it was, a monotonous afternoon slumber.

It was late afternoon and the weather was warm and windy.

Etymology:

etymology
"Afternoon" originated from the Middle English afternon, where after means after or following and noon refers to the middle of the day.

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