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Definitions for brunch
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. brunchverb

    combination breakfast and lunch; usually served in late morning

  2. brunchverb

    eat a meal in the late morning

    "We brunch in Sundays"

Wiktionary

  1. brunchnoun

    A meal eaten later in the day than breakfast and earlier than lunch, replacing both meals, and often consisting of some foods that would normally be eaten at breakfast and some foods that would normally be eaten at lunch.

  2. brunchverb

    To eat brunch.

Wikipedia

  1. Brunch

    Brunch is a meal, sometimes accompanied by alcoholic drinks (typically champagne or a cocktail). Brunch is typically served between the hours of 10:00AM - 1:30PM. The meal originated in the British hunt breakfast. The word brunch is a portmanteau of breakfast and lunch. The word originated in England in the late 19th century, and became popular in the United States in the 1930s.

ChatGPT

  1. brunch

    Brunch is a late morning or early afternoon meal that is typically served between breakfast and lunch time. It often consists of both breakfast and lunch dishes and is commonly associated with leisurely weekend meals, holidays, or special occasions.

Wikidata

  1. Brunch

    Brunch is a meal eaten between breakfast and lunch, and is a substitute for both these meals. The word is a portmanteau of breakfast and lunch.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of brunch in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of brunch in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of brunch in a Sentence

  1. The Italian photographer Majoli:

    The picture is (taken) in a bar that is literally 100 meters from one of the places (that was attacked), actually, it was a surprise that it was open -- the bar. People were standing outside, having their brunch or whatever, and literally 100 meters (about 330 feet) away, eight hours before, 18 people (were) being killed.

  2. Kevin McDonough:

    There have been no cutbacks and no slowdowns in Mr. De Niro’s lifestyle whatsoever, when De Niro goes to brunch Sunday in Connecticut, De Niro charters a helicopter up there. When De Niro flies down to see De Niro friends in Florida or wherever else, it’s a private jet.

  3. Kang Byung-Oh:

    Housewives are increasingly having bread and coffee for brunch late morning instead of rice and kimchi.

  4. Giannis Antetokounmpo:

    … It was a beautiful day, there were a lot of people enjoying their Sunday brunch.

  5. Pete Buttigieg:

    One of the first things you learn as mayor, right, is never to say something - never say something in the labor breakfast that you'd be embarrassed to have repeated at the Chamber brunch or vice versa.

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